meat
肉 centers on the physical substance of animals: meat, flesh, or muscle. It is the tangible, edible part of a body.
肉 is a pictograph of a piece of meat or flesh, with the modern form showing a stylized cut of meat with internal texture lines.
The outer shape is like a container, and the inner strokes look like strips or fibers of meat. Picture a cut of meat with visible grain.
For ニク, imagine a piece of meat being cooked until it's nice and tender: nice -> ニク, and the meat is ready to eat.
flesh
muscle
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue
irony; sarcasm; cynicism; satire
meat eating; eating of meat; meat diet
beef
pork
chicken meat
butcher's shop; butcher; meat shop
meat (for consumption)
naked eye
minced meat; ground meat
blood relationship; blood relative
fish meat
last resort; desperate measure taken under the pressure of necessity
natural voice (without a microphone)
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard
one's own handwriting; autograph
corpulent; fat; chubby
mutton; lamb (meat)
bodily; physical; corporeal
whale meat