肉
肉

meat

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肉にくNounFreq #1367
1

flesh

Examples
その動物は肉を常食としている。
That animal feeds on flesh.
2

meat

Examples
その魚と肉を冷凍してください。
Please freeze the fish and meat.
3

flesh (of a fruit); pulp

4

the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh

Examples
肉によって生まれたものは肉です。御霊によって生まれたものは霊です。
Flesh gives birth to flesh, Spirit gives birth to Spirit.
5

thickness

6

content; substance; flesh

7

ink pad

肉体にくたいNounFreq #3105
1

the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique

Examples
肉体は滅んでいく。
The flesh is mortal.
筋肉きんにくNounFreq #3312
1

muscle

Examples
水泳は筋肉を発達させる。
Swimming develops our muscles.
皮肉ひにくNounFreq #3518
1

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

irony; sarcasm; cynicism; satire

Examples
私はあなたの皮肉な言葉は聞き捨てにはできません。
I resent your cynical remarks.
2

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

unexpected; different from what one expected; not as one had planned

3

(only) surface; something superficial

4

Archaic; Literal meaning

skin and bone; body

肉体的にくたいてき～な Adj.Freq #7829
1

bodily; physical; corporeal

Examples
食物と飲み物は肉体的に必要なものだ。
Food and drink are material needs.
2

sexual; sensual; of the flesh

肉親にくしんNounFreq #13151
1

blood relationship; blood relative

Examples
人々は行方不明の肉親の知らせを気にかけていた。
People were anxious for news of missing relatives.
肉棒にくぼうNounVulgarFreq #13822
1

Slang

dick; cock

肉塊にくかいにっかいNounFreq #14539
1

lump of meat; piece of flesh

2

human body

肉片にくへんNounFreq #15475
1

piece of meat; cut of meat

鶏肉鳥肉とりにくけいにく (鶏肉)ちょうにく (鳥肉)NounFreq #16369
1

chicken meat

Examples
鶏肉を３ポンド分ください。
I'd like three pounds of chicken.
この鶏肉はよく揚げられている。
This chicken is fried well.
2

鳥肉 only

fowl; poultry; bird meat

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