6 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 2nd grade
JLPT exam level N4

meat

Kun'yomi
  • しし
    flesh (esp. of an animal)
On'yomi
  • flesh ②meat ③flesh (of a fruit) ④the physical body (as opposed to the spirit)

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Variants

Reading Commonality

ニク 100.0%
しし 0.0%

Character Breakdown

meat
ニク しし (2nd, N4)
inside, within, between
ナイ うち ダイ (2nd, N3)
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ ケイ (Kentei 1)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)

Contained In

Common Words

flesh ②meat ③flesh (of a fruit) ④the physical body (as opposed to the spirit)
irony ②unexpected ③(only) surface ④skin and bone
yakiniku ②roasted meat
manjū (steamed bun) with meat filling
(sole of the) paw
blood relationship
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References

Unicode hex code 8089
JIS X 0208 1-38-89
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3724
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4753
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3200
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3966
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 2042
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O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 533
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 29236
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 365
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 223
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 223
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 297
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 241
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 209
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 134
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 561
AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III 2.1
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1010
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1031
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2a4.20
Four corner code 4022.7
De Roo Code 1653