Japanese symbol for “fat”
脂肪
しぼう
Romaji: shibou
fat; grease; blubber; lard
In Japanese, fat is 脂肪, read しぼう (shibou).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “fat”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 脂 | あぶら abura | fat; tallow; lard |
| 太い | ふとい futoi | fat; thick |
| 太 | ふと futo | fat; fatty |
| 脂身 | あぶらみ aburami | fat (of meat); fatty meat |
| デブ | デブ debu | fat; chubby |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 樹脂 | じゅし jushi | resin; rosin |
| 油脂 | ゆし yushi | fats and oils |
| 脂質 | ししつ shishitsu | lipid |
| 脂肪酸 | しぼうさん shibousan | fatty acid |
| 脂身 | あぶらみ aburami | fat (of meat); fatty meat |
| 皮下脂肪 | ひかしぼう hikashibou | subcutaneous fat |
| 脂肪層 | しぼうそう shibousou | fatty layer; layer of fat |
| 乳脂肪 | にゅうしぼう nyuushibou | butterfat; milk fat |
See also: Chinese symbol for “fat”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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