How to say flesh in Japanese

JLPTN5
肉★【にくniku・ししshishi】宍【ししshishi】

noun:

  • flesh
  • meat
  • the physical body (as opposed to the spirit) ［にく］
  • thickness ［にく］
  • ink pad ［にく］ ➜ 印肉

Example Sentences

ひとhitoのno声koeにni似たnita不気味なbukimina鳴き声nakigoe、漆黒shikkokuのno羽hane、死肉shinikuをwo啄むtsuibamu姿sugataなどnadoからkara、鴉karasuはha不幸fukouにni舞い降りるmaioriru不吉なfukitsuna鳥toriとしてtoshite世界sekaiにni知られていますshirareteimasu。
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.
彼女kanojoはha肉親nikushinのno一人をwo失ったushinatta。
She lost one of her flesh and blood.
彼kareはha私のwatashino血族ketsuzokuであるdearu。
He is bone of my bone, flesh of my flesh.
肉体nikutaiはha滅んでhorondeいくiku。
The flesh is mortal.
肉体nikutaiはha死すべきshisubekiものであるmonodearu。
The flesh is mortal.

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