carrion; decaying flesh; tainted meat
Refers to the decaying flesh of dead animals, often as food for scavengers, or metaphorically to something corrupt.
Vultures eat carrion.
その肉は腐肉の臭いがした。
The meat smelled like decaying flesh.
Compound of 腐 (ふ, 'rot, decay') and 肉 (にく, 'flesh, meat'). The reading is the standard on'yomi combination.