肉
meat
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Cultural Context
Etymology
Pictograph depicting a lump of meat.
Symbolism
Flesh, muscle, carnivore. Represents body and life.
Related Culture & Scenes
- — Enjoying a meal
Games
モンスターハンター
Monster Hunter(2004)
Developer: Capcom
Action hunting monsters and cooking 'meat' to eat.
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Four-Character Compounds
弱肉強食
じゃくにくきょうしょく
the law of the jungle; the strong prey on the weak; the weak become the victim of the strong; the law of the jungle
酒池肉林
しゅちにくりん
sumptuous feast; debauch; sumptuous feast
中肉中背
ちゅうにくちゅうぜい
medium build; medium build
羊頭狗肉
ようとうくにく
crying wine and selling vinegar; deceptive advertisement; crying wine and selling vinegar
霊肉一致
れいにくいっち
unity of body and spirit; unity of body and spirit
骨肉相食
こつにくそうしょく
blood feud; domestic discord; blood feud
肉食妻帯
にくじきさいたい
meat and matrimony (Buddhism); Buddhist priest eating meat dishes and being married; meat and matrimony (Buddhism)
反間苦肉
はんかんくにく
stratagem for causing a rift in the enemy camp by using a seditious plot; stratagem for causing a rift in the enemy camp by using a seditious plot
Proverbs & Idioms
骨肉の争い
こつにくのあらそい
A fight between flesh and blood
A family feud