Japanese Word of the Day

肉
にく - niku

meat

Definitions

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肉

1. n. (obsolete) meat

2. n. (obsolete) flesh, as of one's body

3. n. meat, the muscle and fat tissue of an animal used as food

4. n. the flesh of an animal

5. n. the flesh of a fruit or vegetable

6. n. one's body, as opposed to spirit

7. n. the thickness of a thing

板の肉 - the thickness of a board

8. n. (metaphor) the flesh or meat of something, such as an idea, structure, or argument

議論に肉をつける - to put some meat on an argument, to flesh out an argument

9. n. an ink pad, a stamp pad

10. n. (theater kabuki) short for 肉襦袢: flesh-toned undergarments worn by actors and shown when the character has to display their skin

niku