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Kanji: 肉
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KANJI

肉

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KUN 訓

しし

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ニク

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N4 (upper beginner level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 9 (completion of 2nd grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 2nd grade in Japan
Radical:	肉(⺼) Radical name: にく
Meaning:	Meat
Usage:	Appears regularly in Japanese newspapers, but about 1000 kanji are used more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N5	牛肉(ぎゅうにく)	Beef
N5	とり肉(にく)	chicken meat
N5	肉(にく)	meat
N5	豚肉(ぶたにく)	pork
N3	筋肉(きんにく)	muscle, sinew
N2	皮肉(ひにく)	cynicism, sarcasm
N1	肉親(にくしん)	blood relationship, blood relative
N1	肉体(にくたい)	the body, the flesh

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