Vocabulary

What does 肉 (にく, niku) mean?

肉 (にく, niku) means meat.

Quick facts
Readingにく
Romajiniku
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N5
にく
N5 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonniku

meat

GenkiGenki 2
  1. 1noun flesh
  2. 2noun meat
  3. 3noun flesh (of a fruit); pulp
  4. 4noun the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh
  5. 5noun thickness

Example sentences

  • I like meat.

  • I ate meat for dinner.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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