Memory phrase for the Kanji: 肉


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Meaning

meat, flesh

Pronunciation

NIKU

Explanation

Top: inside , person - Or: twice [=rips], around which the meat is. (As a radical simplified to: , which looks equal as the radical for month/moon)

Mnemonic

The inside of a person is flesh. (Or easier: Image of marbled meat.)

Radicals

body part, meatThis radical is at the left side of a character and typically drawn as: , which looks equal to: "moon, month " but still has the meaning body-part.
monthThe radical tsuki stands for moon or month when used at the right side of a character. However t1he radical niku that stands for body or body-part is in many cases simplified to and thus looks equal as "moon".
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Vocabulary

 肉  にく  meat
 牛肉  ぎゅうにく  beef
 鳥肉  とりにく  chicken meat
 筋肉  きんにく  muscle, sinew
 肉親  にくしん  blood relationship, blood relative
 皮肉  ひにく  cynicism, sarcasm
 肉体  にくたい  the body, the flesh
 豚肉  ぶたにく  pork

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