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脂身

あぶらみ

N2fatty meat · fat

Examples

豚肉の脂身を少し切り落とした。

弱火で煮込むと脂身が柔らかくなった。

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Study notes

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

  • Structure: 脂身, read あぶらみ, combines solid fat with flesh or part 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 or merely rendered liquid fat.

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