- 豚肉 — pork
- 鶏肉 — chicken meat
- 牛肉 — beef
- 焼肉 — grilled meat; barbecue
- 筋肉 — muscle
- 肉親 — blood relative; close family
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“肉” originally depicted a piece of flesh or meat. Over time, it came to represent physical substance — food, muscles, and even close human relationships, as seen in words like 肉親.