JLPT N2 · 10 strokes
Kanji 脂: "fat, grease, tallow"
The kanji 脂 means "fat, grease, tallow, lard, rosin, gum". It is written with 10 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read シ in on'yomi and あぶら in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
シ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
あぶら
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | fat, grease, tallow, lard, rosin, gum |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 10 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1548 of 2,501 |
Common words with 脂
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 脂fat; tallow; lard; grease
- 脂肪fat; grease; blubber; lard
- 脂汗cold sweat; greasy sweat
- 樹脂resin; rosin
- 脂ぎるto become greasy; to become oily · to be loud and garish
- 脂身fat (of meat); fatty meat
- 脂っこいgreasy; fatty; oily
- 油脂fats and oils
- 皮脂sebum; sebaceous matter
- 臙脂dark-red pigment; rouge · dark red; deep red
- 脱脂綿absorbent cotton; cotton wool
- 皮下脂肪subcutaneous fat
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