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肉
meat · flesh
N4On: にく
Memory Aid
This kanji visually represents a cross-section of meat, with the inner lines suggesting the texture of muscle or fat.
Imagine a butcher's block with a freshly cut slice of MEAT, still glistening, with the internal lines showing the fibers.
'Niku' sounds like 'NICK you'. You 'NICK' a piece of MEAT off the bone.
Vocabulary
肉にくmeat
牛肉ぎゅうにくbeef
豚肉ぶたにくpork
鶏肉とりにくchicken meat
肉屋にくやbutcher shop
Example Sentences
この肉はとてもおいしいです。
This meat is very delicious.
晩ごはんは牛肉を食べたいです。
I want to eat beef for dinner.
鶏肉はヘルシーな食べ物です。
Chicken meat is a healthy food.
私は豚肉が好きではありません。
I don't like pork.