Word details

死肉

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 死肉.

Dictionary

Entry

死肉屍肉にくNounFreq #52170
1

dead flesh; carrion

Examples
ハゲタカが突っつく死んだ鹿とか、他の動物の食べ残しとか、 そういう腐った肉を死肉と書きました。
A dead deer being pecked by vultures, remains partly eaten by other animals, that sort of rotten meat is called 'carrion'.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

death, die

6 strokesFrequency 229JLPT N3Grade 3

On

Kun

し.ぬし.に-

meat

6 strokesFrequency 986JLPT N3Grade 2

On

ニク

Kun

しし

corpse

9 strokes

On

Kun

しかばね

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