Translation guide
Describes something that is plump, soft, and full of flesh, like fruit, body parts, or plants.
Describing something that is thick, soft, and full of flesh, like a ripe fruit or a body part.
Describing food that has a lot of soft, fatty flesh, like meat or fish.
Literally 'fat-laden', used for fish or meat that is rich and fatty. Implies a desirable fleshy quality.
このサーモンは脂ののった身が美味しい。
This salmon has delicious, fleshy meat.
Describing plants with thick, water-storing leaves or stems.
Technical term for 'succulent', literally 'fleshy'. Used for plants like cacti.
多肉質の葉を持つ植物。
A plant with fleshy leaves.
This peach is fleshy and juicy.
Means 'well-fleshed' or 'plump', often used for body parts or animals. Slightly more literal.
彼女は肉付きの良い腕をしている。
She has fleshy arms.
Describes something plump and soft, often used for lips or cheeks. Casual and slightly cute.
ぽってりした唇が魅力的だ。
Her fleshy lips are attractive.
Means 'good meat quality', often used for describing the texture of meat or fish as fleshy and tender.
肉質の良いマグロが入荷した。
We received some fleshy tuna.
Also used for thick, fleshy plant parts, but less technical than 多肉質の.
肉厚の葉が特徴の観葉植物。
A houseplant characterized by fleshy leaves.