Word Meaning 死肉

しにく shiniku

死肉 is read as しにく (shiniku) and means dead flesh.

Meaning

English

  1. dead flesh
  2. carrion

Reading

Kana

しにく

Romaji

shiniku

Writing Variants

  • 屍肉 しにく shiniku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 133336 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

死人

しにん

corpse

死体

したい

dead body

死者

ししゃ

dead person

死去

しきょ

death

死ぬ

しぬ

to cease

死生

しせい

life and death

死語

しご

dead language

(an) out

死後

しご

after death

死に体

しにたい

hopeless situation

死海

しかい

Dead Sea

死力

しりょく

desperate effort

Example Sentences

2

A dead deer being pecked by vultures, remains partly eaten by other animals, that sort of rotten meat is called 'carrion'.

A creepy cry that sounds like a human voice, velvet black wings, the image of tearing into dead flesh; crows are known across the world as an ill-omened bird that flies down with ill-luck.