肉
KanjiJLPT N4
Meat
Mnemonic
A rectangular body with two inner strokes like marbling — a slab of meat.
Details
The keyword for 肉 is meat. This kanji represents the flesh of animals used as food, referring broadly to meat in its most common sense. It can also refer to flesh or muscle tissue of the human body, and by extension, it is used to describe the physical or corporeal aspect of living beings. In many compound words, it carries connotations of thickness, fleshiness, or substance.
- On'yomi
- にく
- Kun'yomi
- しし