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Japanese symbol for “oily”

Romaji: aburakkoi
greasy; fatty; oily

In Japanese, oily is , read (aburakkoi).

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

  1. adj-i greasy; fatty; oily

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

fat, grease, tallow
on: シ
kun: あぶら
10 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “oily”

WordReadingMeaning
ギトギト gitogitooily; greasy; sticky
オイリー oiriioily; greasy
ゆじょう yujouoily
あぶらぎった aburagittaoily; greasy
あぶらギッシュ aburagisshuoily (face, hair, food, etc.)

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
しぼう shiboufat; grease; blubber
じゅし jushiresin; rosin
ゆし yushifats and oils
ししつ shishitsulipid
しぼうさん shibousanfatty acid
あぶらみ aburamifat (of meat); fatty meat

See also: Chinese symbol for “oily”.

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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