Kanji · first appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary
肪

肪 – obese, fat

8 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#1878 in newspaper frequencyN3 vocabulary

The kanji 肪 means obese, fat. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ボウ (bou). It is written with 8 strokes, under radical 肉 (no. 130).

Stroke order

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Readings

TypeReadingRomaji
On’yomiボウbou

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: (Kangxi radical 130). Components: 月・方.

Words using 肪

Example sentences

脂肪分は減らしたほうがいいですね。
You had better cut out the fat.

Kanji with the same radical

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