Meat in Japanese

"meat" in Japanese, with the kanji that carry the meaning.

肉

niku

2 Japanese kanji carry the meaning "meat". The most common choice is shown first.

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meat

Reading: niku

6 strokes

Where it comes from

Pictograph depicting a lump of meat.

What it carries

Flesh, muscle, carnivore. Represents body and life.

Related kanji for "meat"

dried meat(also: )

shuu

Combines 'flesh' (月) with 'long' (攸), originally dried meat, extended to mean cultivating and disciplining.

The most common kanji for "meat" is 肉, read as niku. It means meat. Related kanji: 脩 (dried meat).

肉 has 6 strokes.