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On'yomi
ニク
NIKU
Kun'yomi
しし
shishi

meat

Details

Strokes6
Frequency#986
Radicalmeat(6)
Old Form

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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)

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Developer: Capcom

Action hunting monsters and cooking 'meat' to eat.

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Words & Expressions

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