The kanji 肪 primarily signifies "fat" or "adipose tissue" in the context of the human body or animals. It refers to the fatty substance that stores energy and provides insulation.

・On-yomi (音読み): ボウ (bō) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): None, as the meaning is conveyed through the On-yomi.

⚫︎脂肪 Translation: fat, adipose tissue ⚫︎脂肪分 Translation: fat content ⚫︎皮下脂肪 Translation: subcutaneous fat

The kanji 肪 is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字, けいせいもじ). It combines the radical 月(つき, "moon" or, in this case, "flesh" or "body") on the left, and the phonetic component 方 (ほう, "hō") on the right. 方 provides the sound, while 月 indicates the meaning related to the body or flesh. This combination suggests the idea of "flesh that has the sound of 方," eventually evolving to mean "fat" or "adipose tissue".