食肉|しょくにくshokuniku[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounmeat (for consumption)

• SynonymミートNeutralLoanword for meat, common in dish names like 「ミートソース」; 「食肉」 appears more in industry and food-processing contexts.
• Synonym肉にくNeutralThe everyday word for meat, the most common with the widest range of uses, also covering fruit flesh; 「食肉」 is a more written, industry-oriented term.
• Synonym肉類にくるいNeutralWord for meat as a category, the kind of grouping seen on menus or in nutrition information; 「食肉」 instead stresses meat's use as food.
• Related獣肉じゅうにくWrittenWritten word for animal flesh, including livestock like cattle and pigs; stresses where the meat comes from, while 「食肉」 centers on meat as food or on eating it.

In everyday speech, use 「肉」. 「食肉」 is the written term for meat as food or for eating meat, common in industry and food processing, as in 「食肉加工」 and 「食肉用」. Use 「肉類」 when classifying meat, 「獣肉」 for the flesh of beasts, and 「ミート」 in dish names.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 肉にくを食たべること。肉食にくしょく。
2. 食用しょくようにする肉にく。食用しょくよう肉にく。