oil cake; fertilizer from oily dregs
Agricultural term for solid residue left after pressing oil from seeds (e.g., rapeseed, soybeans), used as fertilizer or animal feed.
Rapeseed oil cake makes a good fertilizer.
deep-fried meat; fried offal crackling
Only when written 油かす
Food term, especially in Kansai region; refers to deep-fried beef offal (often intestine) that becomes crispy like pork rind. Typically written in kana as 油かす.
In Osaka, okonomiyaki made with fried offal crackling is popular.
Same reading and overlapping kanji; 油粕 is a specific spelling for the fertilizer sense, while 油かす is the common kana-mixed form for both senses.
General term for 'dregs' or 'lees'; 油かす specifically refers to oily dregs or the fried food.
Most common spelling for both senses; the kana part avoids rare kanji.
Used for the fertilizer sense; 粕 means 'dregs' or 'lees'.
Rare variant of 油粕; 糟 is an older form of 粕.
Rare variant; 滓 means 'dregs' or 'sediment'.
Compound of 油 (abura, 'oil') and かす (kasu, 'dregs'). The food sense likely derives from the resemblance of the fried offal to the solid residue of oil pressing.