にく
肉
しょく
食

noun, takes する, intransitive verb, takes genitive case の

  1. meat eating, eating of meat, meat diet.

noun or verb acting predominately

  1. carnivorous.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
にく
肉
しょく
食
 肉食 にくしょく ✔
にく
肉
じき
食
 肉食 にくじき

Contained Kanji 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)
eat, food
た.べる　く.う　ショク (2nd, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
good, pleasing, skilled
よ.い　リョウ　ら (4th, N3)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
northeast (Oriental zodiac), stopping, good radical (no. 138)
うしとら　コン (Kentei Pre-1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ　ころも　きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant