Japanese symbol for “beef”
牛肉
ぎゅうにく
Romaji: gyuuniku
beef
In Japanese, beef is 牛肉, read ぎゅうにく (gyuuniku).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n beef
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “beef”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 牛 | うし ushi | beef |
| ビーフ | ビーフ biifu | beef |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 牛乳 | ぎゅうにゅう gyuunyuu | (cow's) milk |
| 和牛 | わぎゅう wagyuu | Wagyu (any of four breeds of Japanese cattle); Wagyu beef |
| 水牛 | すいぎゅう suigyuu | water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis); domestic Asian water buffalo |
| 牛舎 | ぎゅうしゃ gyuusha | cow shed; cattle barn |
| 牛歩 | ぎゅうほ gyuuho | snail's pace; slow progress |
| 筋肉 | きんにく kinniku | muscle |
| 肉体 | にくたい nikutai | the body; the flesh; the outer man |
| 皮肉 | ひにく hiniku | irony; sarcasm; cynicism |
See also: Chinese symbol for “beef”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.