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脂肪 (しぼう): fat, grease — Japanese vocabulary

脂肪 is read しぼう and means "fat, grease". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

脂肪

Reading
しぼう · shibou
Translation
fat, grease
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
しぼうが

Example

ラクダは背中のこぶに大量の脂肪をためることができる。

ラクダはせなかのこぶにたいりょうのしぼうをためることができる。

A camel can store a large amount of fat in the hump on its back.

Kanji in this word

  • 脂 — fat, grease
  • 肪 — Obese, Fat

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