Japanese symbol for “carrion”
腐肉
ふにく
Romaji: funiku
carrion; decaying flesh; tainted meat
In Japanese, carrion is 腐肉, read ふにく (funiku).
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Meanings
- n carrion; decaying flesh; tainted meat
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “carrion”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 敗肉 | はいにく hainiku | carrion; rotten meat |
| 死肉 | しにく shiniku | dead flesh; carrion |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 腐敗 | ふはい fuhai | decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence |
| 豆腐 | とうふ toufu | tofu; bean curd; beancurd |
| 腐食 | ふしょく fushoku | rot; decay; erosion |
| 腐る | くさる kusaru | to rot; to go bad; to decay |
| 陳腐 | ちんぷ chinpu | stale; hackneyed; clichéd |
| 腐り | くさり kusari | rottenness; decay; corruption |
| 筋肉 | きんにく kinniku | muscle |
| 肉体 | にくたい nikutai | the body; the flesh; the outer man |
See also: Chinese symbol for “carrion”.
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.