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骨油 (こつゆ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

骨こつ油ゆ

also: ほねあぶら

Meanings

1

noun

bone oil; clarified bone stock

Refers to oil or fat rendered from bones, used in cooking or industrial contexts. こつゆ is the standard reading; ほねあぶら is rare.

ラーメンのスープには骨こつ油ゆが使つかわれている。
Bone oil is used in ramen broth.
骨こつ油ゆを抽ちゅう出しゅつする工こう程ていは手て間まがかかる。
The process of extracting bone oil is labor-intensive.

Written forms

骨油
- こつゆ
  Standard kanji form; こつゆ is the more common reading.
- ほねあぶら
  Alternate reading; less common and may be encountered in older or specialized contexts.
ほねあぶら

Kanji

骨skeleton, bone, remains
油oil, fat

Similar words

骨こっ粉ぷん
骨粉 is bone meal (powdered bone), while 骨油 is the oily or fatty extract from bones.
ラード
ラード is lard (rendered pork fat), whereas 骨油 specifically comes from bones and may include marrow fat.

Etymology

Compound of 骨 (bone) and 油 (oil). The reading こつゆ uses the on'yomi of 骨, while ほねあぶら uses the kun'yomi. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is straightforwardly descriptive.