WORD DETAIL
脂身
あぶらみ
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Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure:
脂身, readあぶらみ, combines solid fat脂with flesh or part身as the name of a meat portion. - Basic usage: It denotes the fatty portion of meat, as in
豚肉の脂身.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- Scope and context
- It refers to the fatty part attached to meat, not oil generally
油or merely rendered liquid fat.
- It refers to the fatty part attached to meat, not oil generally

