脂
脂 — Fat
fat, grease, tallow, lard, rosin, gum
On’yomiシ (shi)
Kun’yomiあぶら (abura)
Stroke order (10 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 脂
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 脂肪 | しぼう shibou | fat; grease; blubber |
| 樹脂 | じゅし jushi | resin; rosin |
| 脂 | あぶら abura | fat; tallow; lard |
| 脂質 | ししつ shishitsu | lipid |
| 合成樹脂 | ごうせいじゅし gouseijushi | plastics; synthetic resins |
| 油脂 | ゆし yushi | fats and oils |
Study notes
脂 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 10 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1548 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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