Japanese symbol for “juices”
肉汁
にくじゅう
Romaji: nikujuu
meat soup; bouillon; juices (from grilled meat); gravy
In Japanese, juices is 肉汁, read にくじゅう (nikujuu).
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Meanings
- n meat soup; bouillon; juices (from grilled meat); gravy
Written forms: 肉汁. Readings: にくじゅう、にくじる.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 牛肉 | ぎゅうにく gyuuniku | beef |
| 焼肉 | やきにく yakiniku | yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue |
| 豚肉 | ぶたにく butaniku | pork |
| 果汁 | かじゅう kajuu | fruit juice |
| 味噌汁 | みそしる misoshiru | miso 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.