肉 — JLPT N5 Kanji
肉 (ニク): meat; flesh. JLPT N5 essential kanji.
肉
JLPT Level: N5 | Strokes: 6 | Radical: 肉 (flesh/meat)
Readings
| Type | Reading | Romaji | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-yomi | ニク | niku | standard reading |
| Kun-yomi | — | — | no common kun-yomi |
Meanings
- Meat, flesh
- Body (in some compounds)
- Pulp (of fruit)
Vocabulary
| Word | Reading | Romaji | English | JLPT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 肉 | にく | niku | meat | N5 |
| 牛肉 | ぎゅうにく | gyuuniku | beef | N5 |
| 豚肉 | ぶたにく | butaniku | pork | N5 |
| 鶏肉 | とりにく | toriniku | chicken (meat) | N5 |
| 肉体 | にくたい | nikutai | the body, flesh | N4 |
Stroke Order
- Left vertical stroke
- Right vertical stroke
- Top horizontal connecting stroke
- Inner left stroke
- Inner right stroke
- Bottom horizontal stroke
Memory Aid
肉 looks like a piece of meat wrapped in a package — the outer strokes form the wrapper, and the inner strokes are the cuts/marbling of the meat inside. The radical 月 (moon-shaped) is used for body-part compounds.
Common Confusion
肉 (meat) vs 月 (moon) — the body radical is actually written like 月 when appearing as a side component (e.g., 腕/arm, 胃/stomach). Standalone 肉 has a slightly different structure than 月.