漢字Kanji · in Human Body & People
肪: obese, fat
JLPT N18 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met
月 carries the meaning · 方 gives the sound
8 strokes
One reading, and the words that use it
ボウbou · on'yomi · in compounds
- 脂肪しぼうfat; grease; blubber
- 脂肪酸しぼうさんfatty acid
- 脂肪層しぼうそうfatty layer; layer of fat
Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“It looks like the moon, but it's actually muscle! When you see this "moon" on the left side of a character, don't think of the night sky—think of your own body.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
肪 takes the 方 family's reading, ボウ (bou).
In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · fáng
Same form: 肪 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 肪 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 肪 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin fáng most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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