This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ニク、しし
Romaji: niku, shishi
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

meat

Stroke Diagram

123456

Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  6
Radical Number:  130
Frequency:  986
Grade:  2
Skip Pattern:  3-4-2
Korean Reading:  yu
Chinese Reading:  rou4
Unicode:  8089
JIS:  4679

Indexes

Halpern Index: 3200
Nelson Index: 3724
New Nelson Index: 4753
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2a4.20
Four Corner Index: 4022.7
Guide to Remembering Index: 365
Gakken Index: 779
Daikanwanjiten Index: 29236
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 9.0246
Remembering the kanji Index: 1022
Busy People Index: 2.1
Kanji Flashcards Index: 241
Kodansha Compact Index: 1010
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 209
Kanji in Context Index: 561
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 2042
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2756
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1031
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1098
Essential Kanji Index: 533
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3966
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1653
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 297
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 134

Words

(にく、しし)
flesh; meat; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); thickness; ink pad
筋肉 (きんにく)
muscle; sinew
皮肉 (ひにく)
cynicism; sarcasm; irony; satire
牛肉 (ぎゅうにく)
beef
焼肉 (やきにく)
yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue; roasted meat; grill
肉体 (にくたい)
the body; the flesh
すじ肉 (すじにく)
sinewy meat
肉食 (にくしょく)
meat eating; eating of meat; meat diet; carnivorous
食肉 (しょくにく)
meat (for consumption)
豚肉 (ぶたにく、とんにく)
pork
Find More