Memory phrase for the character: 脂

脂

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Meaning

fat, grease, lard, resin, tallow, gum, tar

Pronunciation

SHI
abura, yani

Explanation

 Left: meat/body 月/肉, right: tasty, purpose 旨 (He is sitting 匕 in the sun 日 and enjoys the tasty)

Mnemonic
 
Meat is tasty, if it is fat. (Or: Grease 脂 is applied with the finger 指)

Radicals

肉 body part, meatThe radical niku is typically at the left side of a composition and drawn as: 月, which looks equal to: "moon, month 月" but still has the meaning 'body part'.
旨 delicious, tastydelicious, tasty, relish, sweet, purpose, skillful, expert




 Vocabulary

脂 あぶら  fat, rubber
脂 やに  resin, tar, nicotine
脂肪 しぼう  fat, grease, blubber
脂肪肝 しぼうかん  fatty liver

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