1.
meat
Animal flesh used as food.
2.
flesh
The soft tissue of the body.
The flesh around the wound has started to grow back, and it's getting much better.
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.