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Japanese symbol for “juices”

Romaji: nikujuu
meat soup; bouillon; juices (from grilled meat); gravy

In Japanese, juices is , read (nikujuu).

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

  1. n meat soup; bouillon; juices (from grilled meat); gravy

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

meat
on: ニク
kun: しし
6 strokes · JLPT 3
soup, juice, broth
on: ジュウ
kun: しる、-しる、つゆ
5 strokes · JLPT 1

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
きんにく kinnikumuscle
にくたい nikutaithe body; the flesh; the outer man
ひにく hinikuirony; sarcasm; cynicism
ぎゅうにく gyuunikubeef
やきにく yakinikuyakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue
ぶたにく butanikupork
かじゅう kajuufruit juice
みそしる misoshirumiso soup

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.

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