肪
fat, obese

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ボウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

N/A

Stroke Order

8 / 8

Information

Grade:8
Strokes:8
JLPT:1
Frequency:1878

Vocabulary

ボウ

WordReadingMeaning
脂肪シボウfat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
脂肪酸シボウサンfatty acid
脂肪層シボウソウfatty layer; layer of fat
植物性脂肪ショクブツセイシボウvegetable fat
乳脂肪ニュウシボウbutterfat; milk fat

Other

WordReadingMeaning
脂肪太りしぼうぶとりfat
トランス脂肪酸トランスしぼうさんtrans-fatty acid; trans-fatty acids; trans fat; trans fats
脂肪細胞しぼうさいぼうadipocyte
褐色脂肪組織かっしょくしぼうそしきbrown adipose tissue; brown fat
オメガ３脂肪酸オメガさんしぼうさんomega-3 fatty acid

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

肺
lungs
Grade 6JLPT 1
肝
chutzpah, liver, nerve, pluck
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朕
imperial we, majestic plural
Grade 8JLPT 1
脹
bulge, dilate, distend, fill out, swell
Grade 9JLPT 1
動
change, confusion, motion, move, shake, shift
Grade 3JLPT 4
脚
base, leg, lower part, skids, undercarriage
Grade 8JLPT 1
里
league, parent's home, ri, village
Grade 2JLPT N/A
服
admit, clothing, discharge, obey
Grade 3JLPT 4
月
month, moon
Grade 1JLPT 5
脈
hope, pulse, vein
Grade 5JLPT 1