Memory phrase for the character: 肉

肉

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Meaning

meat, flesh

Pronunciation

NIKU

Explanation

 As radical 肉 it is typically simplified to: 月 which looks identical to the radical for month/moon 月

Mnemonic
 
Image of marbled meat.

Radicals

肉 body part, meatThe radical niku is typically at the left side of a composition and drawn as: 月, which looks equal to: "moon, month 月" but still has the meaning 'body part'.
月 monthThe radical tsuki stands for moon or month when used at the right side of a character. However the radical niku 肉 that stands for body or body-part is in many cases simplified to 月 and thus looks equal as "moon".
内 insideThe person 人 within the frame 冂 is: inside.
冂 encover




 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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