Kanji Detail for 肪 - "fat, fatty"

肪

Jōyō Kanji

JLPT N1

Meaning

肪 means "fat, fatty."
1. Fat - Animal body fat; grease.
2. Adipose - Fatty tissue.
3. Plump - To become fleshy.
Words using 肪
- 脂肪しぼう fat; grease; blubber
Tattoo check: 肪
- Verified meaning: fat, fatty
- Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
- Used in real Japanese given names (read すえお, すえたけ, すえたに, すえなか)
A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.
Name readings of 肪

Surnames 肪(すえお) 肪(すえたけ) 肪(すえたに) 肪(すえなか)
Dictionary Citations

The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

obese; fat

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

animal fat

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

animal fat

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

animal fat

XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

脂肪 (fat). Solidified oil in animal bodies. Now nutrient matter in plants is also called 脂肪.
Onyomi

boh(ボウ)
Kunyomi

none
Strokes

8 strokes
Radical

肉月 (niku・nikuzuki)
Related Keywords

fat fatty greasy adipose plump oily lard blubber lipid obesity cholesterol body fat

あたし、低脂肪乳ね。
Low-fat milk for me.
トムの体脂肪率は7%だ。
Tom has 7% body fat.
どの辺に脂肪がついているの？
Where is the fat located?
脂肪分は減らしたほうがいいですね。
You had better cut out the fat.
肉体は余分なカロリーを脂肪に変える。
The body converts extra calories into fat.
アボカドには脂肪分が豊富に含まれています。
The avocado is rich in fats.
ベーコンは脂肪分が多いから、夜は食べちゃダメよ。
Don't eat bacon at night because it has a lot of fat.
過度の脂肪の摂取は心臓病の原因になるとされている。
Eating too much fat is supposed to cause heart disease.
ラクダは背中のこぶに大量の脂肪をためることができる。
A camel can store a large amount of fat in the hump on its back.
トムは、低脂肪・高タンパク質ダイエットをしています。
Tom is on a low-fat, high-protein diet.