ChiramiN4 kanji · 6 strokes
肉 means meat
肉
肉Real origin
It began as a slice of meat with lines of fat.
Real origin: where the kanji comes from, as far as scholars agree.
Meaning and readings
- Meaning
- meat
- JLPT level
- N4
- Strokes
- 6
- School grade
- Grade 2 in Japan
Japanese (kunyomi) しし shishi
しし (shishi) is the Japanese word for this kanji. You use it when the kanji stands alone or has kana after it. Dictionaries call this the kun reading.
From Chinese (onyomi) ニク niku
ニク (niku) came from Chinese with the character. You mostly hear it in words made of several kanji. Dictionaries call this the on reading.
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Common word
焼き肉 やきにく · yakiniku
yakiniku, Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue
Built from
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人 Used in 65 kanji
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What does 肉 mean?
Right: 肉 means meat.Not quite: 肉 means meat.In 焼き肉, which reading does 肉 use?
Right. 焼き肉 is read やきにく (yakiniku): 肉 takes ニク, its reading from Chinese.Not quite. 焼き肉 is read やきにく (yakiniku): 肉 takes ニク, its reading from Chinese.