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Kanji Detail for 膏 - "fat, ointment"

膏

  • Meaning

    膏 means "fat, ointment." Also associated with cosmetic oil.

    1. Fat - Grease; oil from meat.

    2. Cosmetic oil - Cream; rouge.

    3. Ointment - Medicinal cream.

    4. Delicious - Tasty; flavorful.

    5. To fatten - To become plump from fat.

    6. Heart area - The chest below the heart.

    7. To oil - To lubricate.

    8. To moisten - To wet; to dampen.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    fat; grease; lard; paste; ointment; plaster

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    grease, fat; paste, ointment

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    ointment; paste; CL:帖[tie3]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    grease, fat; ointment, paste

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

    Fat. When congealed it is called 脂. When melted it is called 膏. Such as calling fragrant oil 蘭膏 (orchid grease). Also lip balm is called 膏. Such as saying 膏沐 (cosmetics). | Rich and thick food is called 膏. Such as saying 膏梁文繡 (fine food and embroidered clothes). Seen in (Mencius). Fertile land is also called 膏腴之地 (fertile land). | Below the heart is called 膏. Referring to 膏肓之疾 (incurable illness). Based on (Zuo Zhuan). | Moisture. Such as 膏露 means sweet dew. Anciently rain and dew were used as metaphors for grace. Hence favor is called 膏. (Mencius) "Grace that reaches down to the people." This is it. | A type of medicine preparation. Such as 軟膏 (ointment), 膏藥 (plaster). Food and fruit boiled down to thick juice is also called 膏. | To moisten. (Book of Odes) "Moisten it with rain."

  • Onyomi

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    koh(コウ) コウ

  • Kunyomi

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    abura(あぶら) あぶら

  • Strokes

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    14 strokes

  • Radical

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    肉 月 (niku・nikuzuki)

  • Related Keywords

    fat cosmetic oil ointment to fatten chest cosmetics delicious smooth to moisten red cream balm grease salve lotion emollient rich

Sentences including 膏

  • Do you have a band-aid?

  • Mom applied the plaster to the cut.

  • Tom put a bandage on Mary's cut.

  • Ah, well I've bandaged it for the meantime but if that's awkward then it's fine to replace it with a plaster when you get home.

  • "What's wrong?" "I've got blisters on my feet..." "Well, didn't I tell you not to come with the new shoes? Here, I have bandages." "Thanks."

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