The kanji 脂 primarily means "fat," "grease," or "oil." It refers to the oily or fatty substance found in animal tissues and plants. It can also describe a substance that has a similar oily or greasy consistency.

・On-yomi (音読み): シ (shi) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): あぶら (abura)

⚫︎ 脂肪 (shibou) Translation: fat; grease; adipose tissue ⚫︎ 脂質 (shishitsu) Translation: lipid; fat; oil; fatty substance ⚫︎ 脂っこい料理 (aburakkoi ryouri) Translation: oily food; greasy food

The kanji 脂 is a phono-semantic compound. It is formed by combining the radical "月" (つき, tsuki), also written as "肉" (にく, niku), which means "flesh" or "meat," with the phonetic component "旨" (し, shi), which means "delicious" or "tasteful". The combination suggests "fatty substance in meat" or "the deliciousness of fat". The phonetic component "旨" provides the sound for the kanji.