肉

JLPT N4

Meat

Vocabulary

肉
にく
meat
牛肉
γŽγ‚…γ†γ«γ
beef
θ±šθ‚‰
ぢたにく
pork
颏肉
γ¨γ‚Šγ«γ
chicken
肉料理
γ«γγ‚Šγ‚‡γ†γ‚Š
meat dish

Example Sentences

θ‚‰γ‚’ι£ŸγΉγΎγ™γ€‚
にく γ‚’ γŸγΉγΎγ™γ€‚
I eat meat.
η‰›θ‚‰γŒε₯½γγ§γ™γ€‚
γŽγ‚…γ†γ«γ が すき です。
I like beef.
θ±šθ‚‰γ‚’θ²·γ„γΎγ™γ€‚
ぢたにく γ‚’ かいます。
I buy pork.
颏肉を焼きます。
γ¨γ‚Šγ«γ γ‚’ やきます。
I grill chicken.
肉料理です。
γ«γγ‚Šγ‚‡γ†γ‚Š です。
It is a meat dish.

Cultural Note

πŸ₯© 肉 has an interesting place in Japanese culture:
β€’ Historically, meat eating was limited in Japan due to Buddhist influences; large-scale consumption became common only after the Meiji era.
β€’ Today, meat dishes like 焼肉 (yakiniku), すき焼き (sukiyaki), and とんか぀ (tonkatsu) are staples of Japanese cuisine.
β€’ 肉 is used both literally (food) and figuratively (strength, body).