漢字城 Kanji Fortress

肉 meat

Also: flesh

On'yomi
ニク
Strokes
6
JLPT
N4
Taught in
Primary school, year 2

Stroke order

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
肉 is written in 6 strokes. Each panel adds the next one; the dot marks where the brush starts.

Remember it

A square frame with two figures hanging inside it — a slab of meat in the butcher's window, the marbling running through the middle.

A common word

  • 肉 にく meat

Example sentences

  • にくとやさいをかいました。

    I bought meat and vegetables.

  • このみせのぎゅうにくはやわらかくておいしいです。

    The beef at this shop is tender and delicious.