肉しし合あい

also: にくあい

Meanings

rare term

Rare term referring to the quality of being fleshy or plump, often used in descriptions of food, livestock, or physical build.

この魚さかなは肉しし合あいが良よく、脂あぶらがのっている。
This fish has good fleshiness and is rich in fat.
肉しし合あいの良よい豚ぶた肉にくを選えらんでください。
Please choose pork with good plumpness.

Kanji

肉meat
合fit, suit, join

Related words

肉にく付づき
肉付き is a more common term for fleshiness or body build, while 肉合い is rare and often used in specific contexts like food or livestock.

Built from

肉しし+合あう

Written forms

肉しし合あい
Standard kanji spelling with okurigana; the reading ししあい is the most common for this form.
肉合
- ししあい
  Variant without okurigana; can also be read にくあい, though ししあい is more usual.
- にくあい
  Alternate reading restricted to the 肉合 spelling; less common than ししあい.
にくあい

Etymology

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.