にく

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of にく – see the following entry.

【肉】2

[noun] meat, the muscle and fat tissue of an animal used as food

[noun] the flesh of an animal

[noun] the flesh of a fruit or vegetable

[noun] one's body, as opposed to spirit

[noun] in the Edo period, a prostitute who was an amateur woman

[noun] (Christianity) refers to humans themselves, their world, and their sins, as opposed to their spirit

[noun] the thickness of a thing

[noun] (figurative) the flesh or meat of something, such as an idea, structure, or argument

[noun] an ink pad, a stamp pad

[noun] (theater, kabuki) short for 肉襦袢 (niku juban): flesh-toned undergarments worn by actors and shown when the character has to display their skin

(This term, にく, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as にく, see Category:Japanese kanji read as にく.)

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