English–Japanese
“fat” in Japanese
How to say “fat” in Japanese
“Fat” in Japanese is 脂 (abura).
Refers to animal fat as a substance stored in tissue or released from meat during cooking.
Example sentences with 脂
煮込む前に、鶏肉の脂を取り除きます。ni ko mu mae ni kei niku no abura o to ri nozo ki ma su
Before stewing the chicken, I remove the fat.
Tips for using 脂
- Japanese food descriptions often use this word for visible or marbled animal fat, whereas English fat also commonly includes body fat and fat in foods.
Other Japanese words for “fat”
この食品は脂肪が少ないです。ko no shoku hin wa shi bō ga suku na i de su
This food is low in fat.