# 脂 — fat; grease

脂 means “fat; grease”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 10 strokes. On'yomi: シ (shi). Kun'yomi: あぶら (abura). You'll see it in words such as 脂 (abura, “fat; tallow”).

- Meaning: fat; grease
- On'yomi: シ (shi)
- Kun'yomi: あぶら (abura)
- Strokes: 10
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Food & cooking 1

## How to remember 脂

Sounds like 旨: both read シ.

Parts: 月 moon; flesh · 旨 gist

## Words with 脂

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 脂 | あぶら (abura) | fat; tallow |

## Don't confuse it with

[明](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/bright/) · [朝](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/morning/) · [指](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/finger/) · [能](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/ability/)

## More in the “Food & cooking 1” set

[塩](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/salt/) · [杯](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/cup/) · [甘](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/sweet/) · [卵](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/egg/) · [喫](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/consume/) · [粉](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/flour/) · [脂](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/fat/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/fat/. Last updated 2026-11-01.