Refers to the fatty parts of meat, or meat that is rich in fat. Often contrasted with lean meat (赤身).
See also: 脂身
This pork has a lot of fatty meat and is juicy.
I trimmed off the fat before cooking.
Compound of 脂 (abura, 'fat') and 肉 (niku, 'meat'). The reading あぶらにく is a straightforward combination of the kun'yomi of 脂 and the on'yomi of 肉.