肉
にく · niku
Flesh
- meat
- flesh (of a fruit), pulp
- the physical body (as opposed to the spirit), flesh
- flesh (esp. of an animal), meat
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Example sentences
私は肉も食べます。
わたしはにくもたべます。
I also eat meat.
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肉を焼いています。
にくをやいています。
I'm grilling the meat.
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この肉、もっと焼いをたほうがいいよ。
このにく、もっとやいたほうがいいよ。
You'd better grill this meat more.
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私は肉が好きです。
わたしはにくがすきです。
I like meat.
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What does 肉 mean?
Flesh. It can also mean: meat; flesh (of a fruit), pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit), flesh.
How do you pronounce 肉?
にく (niku). Pitch accent: odaka — falls on the next particle. Press Listen above to hear it.
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JLPT N5 — beginner. See the JLPT N5 guide.
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