also: にくあい
fleshiness; plumpness
Rare term referring to the quality of being fleshy or plump, often used in descriptions of food, livestock, or physical build.
This fish has good fleshiness and is rich in fat.
Please choose pork with good plumpness.
Standard kanji spelling with okurigana; the reading ししあい is the most common for this form.
Variant without okurigana; can also be read にくあい, though ししあい is more usual.
Alternate reading restricted to the 肉合 spelling; less common than ししあい.
Compound of 肉 (しし, 'flesh') and 合い (あい, 'condition' or 'fit'), literally 'flesh condition'. The reading しし is an older native Japanese word for meat, while にく is the more common Sino-Japanese reading.