肉|にくniku[2]odaka (tail-high)
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- nounflesh
- nounmeat
- nounflesh (of a fruit); pulp
- nounthe physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh
- nounthickness
- nouncontent; substance; flesh
- nounink pad
- Synonym食肉しょくにくWrittenMeat viewed as a food product; a written/formal term common in industry and regulation, as in 「食肉加工」, and less usual in casual talk than 「肉」.
- Synonym肉類にくるいNeutralA collective term covering meats as a food group, typical in nutrition and menu categories; plain 「肉」 is the ordinary word for a piece of meat.
- Related果肉かにくNeutralFruit flesh only — never animal meat. As in 「果肉入りジュース」; you can't use it for the meat you eat.
In daily speech just say 「肉」. Use 「食肉」 for the meat industry and regulations, 「肉類」 when grouping meats by nutrition or menu, and 「果肉」 for the flesh of fruit.
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