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fat
Stroke count: 10

Readings

On readingシ
Kun readingあぶら

Meanings

  1. fatRtK
    肌が脂っぽいのです。I have greasy skin.tatoeba
    肉体は余分なカロリーを脂肪に変える。The body converts extra calories into fat.tatoeba
  2. grease
  3. tallow
  4. lard
  5. rosin
  6. gum
  7. tar

Synonyms

油

Homonyms

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Same reading (あぶら)
油 · oil

Radicals and components

Radical肉meat
Components
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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moon (月) · month (月) · flesh (月) · part of the body (月) · delicious · spoon (匕) · sun (日) · day (日)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 494

Compound words

肉から脂身を取りなさい。
Trim the fat off the meat.tatoeba
脱脂綿をかんでいてください。
Bite down on the cotton roll.tatoeba

Stroke Order

10 strokes

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