dead flesh; carrion
Refers to the flesh of a dead animal, often as food for scavengers or in a decaying state. Can be used literally or figuratively.
Vultures are scavenging the carrion.
その死肉のような臭いに吐き気がした。
The smell, like dead flesh, made me nauseous.
腐肉 explicitly means rotten or putrid flesh, emphasizing decay, whereas 死肉 simply means dead flesh without necessarily implying advanced decomposition.
Standard kanji spelling for dead flesh or carrion.
Alternate kanji spelling using 屍 (corpse), also seen in literary or formal contexts.
Compound of 死 (death) and 肉 (flesh). The reading しにく is a straightforward combination of the on'yomi readings of the two kanji.