01
脂肪
しぼう
fat
Meanings
- fat
- grease
- tallow
- lard
- rosin
- gum
Readings
Onyomi
- シ
Kunyomi
- あぶら
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Useful words
02
脂っこい
あぶらっこい
greasy
03
脂身
あぶらみ
fat (on meat)
04
脂質
ししつ
lipids, fats
05
樹脂
じゅし
resin
06
油脂
ゆし
fats and oils
Compare Kanji
01油Meaning95%oil, fatBoth kanji mean fat or oil, but 脂 usually refers to solid animal fat while 油 refers to liquid oil.02肪Component95%obese, fatBoth share the 月 meat radical and are combined to form the word 脂肪, which means body fat.03指Shape92%finger, point toBoth kanji share the 旨 component on the right, making them look very similar despite different radicals.04旨Shape85%delicious, relish旨 forms the right-hand side of 脂 and originally provides the character with its sound and nuances of richness.05肉Meaning85%meatFat is a part of meat, and the left side of 脂 is actually a simplified form of the radical 肉.06肥Component80%fertilizer, get fatBoth share the 月 meat radical and relate to the accumulation of fat or the state of being plump.