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meat · flesh
N4
On: 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

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.

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