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What is the Kanji for 'Meat'? | 肉

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for 'Meat', you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for 'Meat' is 肉.

    kanji

    肉

    Meaning

    Meat

    Reading

    onyomiにく

    niku

    Parts

    人Person 内Inside

    Example Word

    牛肉: beef. The Japanese noun '牛肉 (ぎゅうにく)' refers to 'beef', which is the meat from cattle. This term is commonly used in culinary contexts, such as when ordering or discussing dishes that include beef. For example: I ate beef for dinner「夕食に牛肉を食べた」(ゆうしょくにぎゅうにくをたべた). This restaurant serves delicious beef「このレストランは美味しい牛肉を出す」(このレストランはおいしいぎゅうにくをだす). It's important to note that '牛肉' specifically refers to beef, distinguishing it from other types of meat like pork (豚肉, ぶたにく) or chicken (鶏肉, とりにく).

    Radical

    肉

    Stroke Count

    6

    JLPT

    N4

    Grade

    2

    Frequency

    522

    Handwriting

Parts of the Kanji 肉

If you visually break down this kanji, you can see it is made up of 2 parts:

    kanji

    人

    Meaning

    Person

    kanji

    内

    Meaning

    Inside

肉 As Part Of Other Kanji

This kanji appears as part of 21 other kanji:

    kanji

    脱

    Meaning

    Remove, Undress

    kanji

    骨

    Meaning

    Bone

    kanji

    脅

    Meaning

    Threaten

    kanji

    肩

    Meaning

    Shoulder

    kanji

    胆

    Meaning

    Gallbladder, Guts

    kanji

    肝

    Meaning

    Liver

    kanji

    腰

    Meaning

    Loins, Waist

    kanji

    肖

    Meaning

    Resemble, Resemblance

    kanji

    脂

    Meaning

    Fat, Grease

    kanji

    胎

    Meaning

    Womb, Uterus

    kanji

    脊

    Meaning

    Stature, Height

    kanji

    脚

    Meaning

    Leg

    kanji

    臓

    Meaning

    Entrails, Viscera

    kanji

    腸

    Meaning

    Intestine

    kanji

    背

    Meaning

    Back, Height

    kanji

    腐

    Meaning

    Rot

    kanji

    肺

    Meaning

    Lung

    kanji

    肌

    Meaning

    Skin

    kanji

    肢

    Meaning

    Limb, Arms & legs

    kanji

    肯

    Meaning

    Assent, Agreement

    kanji

    脳

    Meaning

    Brain

Words Using 肉

This kanji is used in 7 words:

    word

    牛肉

    Meaning

    Beef

    word

    肉

    Meaning

    Meat

    word

    肉体

    Meaning

    Body

    word

    筋肉

    Meaning

    Muscle

    word

    豚肉

    Meaning

    Pork

    word

    皮肉

    Meaning

    Irony, Sarcasm

    word

    焼き肉

    Meaning

    Grilled meat

Kanji Related to 肉 Through the Part 人

These 19 kanji contain the part 人 as well.

    kanji

    幾

    Meaning

    Some, How many

    kanji

    介

    Meaning

    Mediate, Jammed in

    kanji

    大

    Meaning

    Big

    kanji

    谷

    Meaning

    Valley

    kanji

    合

    Meaning

    Fit, Match

    kanji

    今

    Meaning

    Now

    kanji

    食

    Meaning

    Eat, Food

    kanji

    木

    Meaning

    Tree, Wood

    kanji

    囚

    Meaning

    Prisoner, Criminal

    kanji

    火

    Meaning

    Fire

    kanji

    卒

    Meaning

    Graduate

    kanji

    茶

    Meaning

    Tea

    kanji

    企

    Meaning

    Plan, Project

    kanji

    傘

    Meaning

    Umbrella, Parasol

    kanji

    飾

    Meaning

    Decorate

    kanji

    夫

    Meaning

    Man, Husband

    kanji

    舎

    Meaning

    House, Quarters

    kanji

    内

    Meaning

    Inside

    kanji

    会

    Meaning

    Meet

Learn the Kanji 肉

Let's make sure you fully understand this kanji.

What does 肉 mean?

肉 means 'Meat'.

Japanese school students learn this kanji in Second Grade, while non-native learners often study it for the JLPT N4 exam.

To help you master this kanji, here's an interactive lesson where you'll practice its readings and meanings.