1.
meat
Animal flesh used as food.
肉を焼く。
To grill meat.
焼肉を食べに行きませんか。
Shall we go eat grilled meat?
牛肉と豚肉、どちらが好きですか。
Which do you prefer, beef or pork?
この店の肉はとても柔らかくて美味しいと有名だ。
This restaurant is famous for its tender and delicious meat.
日本では焼肉やすき焼きなど色々な肉料理があって、季節ごとに楽しめる。
In Japan, there are many kinds of meat dishes like grilled meat and sukiyaki that can be enjoyed in every season.
2.
flesh
The soft tissue of the body.
肉が落ちた。
I lost flesh.
運動で筋肉がついた。
I built muscle through exercise.
歳を取ると体の肉が落ちやすくなる。
As you get older, you tend to lose body mass more easily.
傷の部分の肉が盛り上がってきて、だいぶ良くなってきた。
The flesh around the wound has started to grow back, and it's getting much better.
毎日走ったり泳いだりして体を動かしていたら、腕や足の筋肉がしっかりついてきた。
Since I've been running and swimming every day to stay active, my arms and legs have become much more muscular.
肉 refers to meat (for food) or flesh (body tissue).
TYPES OF MEAT:
- 牛肉: beef
- 豚肉: pork
- 鶏肉/鳥肉: chicken
- 羊肉: lamb, mutton
- 馬肉: horse meat
COMMON COMPOUNDS:
- 焼肉: grilled meat (Korean-style BBQ)
- 肉屋: butcher shop
- 筋肉: muscle
- 肉料理: meat dishes
- ひき肉: ground meat
USAGE NOTE:
When used alone, 肉 often defaults to beef or pork depending on context. In casual speech, people may say お肉 with the polite prefix.