← Kanji module
N4 · 6 strokes · 130. 聿 brush · Irodori #14 · Starter L6
肉
meat
Stroke diagrams © KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).
Readings
- On’yomi
- ニク
- Kun’yomi
- しし
Example words
肉
にく
flesh
肉
しし
flesh (esp. of an animal); meat
肉体
にくたい
the body; the flesh
肉親
にくしん
blood relationship; blood relative
Memory aids
Guided learn session →How to remember
Shape
Two inner strokes inside a frame — cuts of meat.
Components
The meat/flesh radical (月/⺼) derives from this character — two cuts of meat inside a frame.
Anchor word
肉 (にく) — your first meeting with this kanji in Irodori.
Readings
First learned in 肉 (にく) — recall the word to unlock the reading. Kun'yomi: しし — often used in native Japanese words. On'yomi: ニク — common in compound words (熟語).