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脂肪 (しぼう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

脂し肪ぼう

し

ぼ

う

Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

1

noun

fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet

General term for animal or plant fat, including body fat, dietary fat, and fatty tissue. Covers solid fats like lard and suet as well as softer fats.

この肉にくは脂し肪ぼうが多おおい。
This meat has a lot of fat.
脂し肪ぼうの取とり

すぎ

に

注ちゅう

意い

し

て

ください

。

Please be careful not to consume too much fat.

Kanji

脂fat, grease, tallow
肪obese, fat

Similar words

脂あぶら
脂 is a broader term for oil or fat, often used for liquid fats or grease, while 脂肪 specifically refers to solid or semi-solid animal/plant fat, especially in biological or dietary contexts.
油あぶら
油 is the general word for oil, including cooking oil and petroleum, and is usually liquid at room temperature, unlike 脂肪 which is typically solid.

Etymology

脂肪 is a Sino-Japanese compound of 脂 (fat, grease) and 肪 (fat, obese), both of which are kanji used in words related to fat or obesity. The word was adopted from Chinese medical and biological terminology.