脂肪

• 読み: しぼう
• ローマ字: shibou
• 漢字の分解: 脂 (shi/abura) — fat, grease; 肪 (bou) — fat, obese
• 発音: /ɕi.boː/

意味

Fat; grease; body fat. The oily substance stored in animal tissue.

A noun used in both everyday and scientific contexts for fat. Common compounds: 体脂肪 (taishibou, body fat), 脂肪分 (shibou-bun, fat content), 皮下脂肪 (hika shibou, subcutaneous fat). Often appears in health and nutrition discussions. Distinct from 油 (abura, oil/cooking fat) which refers more to liquid fats and oils.

例文

1. 体脂肪を減らすために毎日運動している。
2. この食品は脂肪が少なくてヘルシーだ。
3. 肉の脂肪の部分が苦手な人も多い。

使い方ガイド

場面: health, nutrition, cooking

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Composed of 脂 (fat/grease, with the flesh radical 月) and 肪 (fat layer around organs, also with 月). Both kanji relate to bodily fat tissue.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal