脂
fat, grease, tallow, lard, rosin, gum, tar
Readings
On'yomi
- シ
Kun'yomi
- あぶら
Meaning
脂 centers on oily or fatty substances from animals and plants: fat, grease, tallow, lard, and sticky plant-derived materials like rosin, gum, or tar.
Most common words using 脂
20 of 175- 脂肪しぼうN2
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
- 脂あぶらN2
fat; tallow; lard; grease
- 樹脂じゅし
resin; rosin
- 脂肪酸しぼうさん
fatty acid
- 脂質ししつ
lipid
- 油脂ゆし
fats and oils
- 脂やに
resin (from trees)
- 皮脂ひし
sebum; sebaceous matter
- 臙脂えんじ
dark-red pigment; rouge
- 脂身あぶらみ
fat (of meat); fatty meat
- 脂っこいあぶらっこい
greasy; fatty; oily
- 皮下脂肪ひかしぼう
subcutaneous fat
- 脱脂粉乳だっしふんにゅう
powdered skim milk; skimmed milk powder; non-fat dry milk
- 牛脂ぎゅうし
beef tallow
- 松脂まつやに
(pine) resin; turpentine
- 脂汗あぶらあせ
cold sweat; greasy sweat
- 脂ぎるあぶらぎる
to become greasy; to become oily
- 脱脂だっし
removal of fat
- 脱脂綿だっしめん
absorbent cotton; cotton wool
- 脂性あぶらしょう
oiliness (of skin); (having) greasy skin
Study
Etymology
脂 combines the flesh radical ⺼ with 旨, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of something rich or desirable, together suggesting animal fat or grease.
Meaning mnemonic
The flesh radical ⺼ on the left hints at animal tissue, and 旨 on the right looks like a spoon over a pot, as if rendering fat. Picture melting fat from meat into a rich, oily substance.
Reading mnemonic
For シ, imagine a chef saying 'She' as she skims the fat from the broth: 'She' -> シ, and the fat is 脂.