# 肪 — Fat

Frequency rank 1578 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 抽 (Extract), less common than 宛 (Address).

- On’yomi: ぼう
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 肉 Meat (Kangxi 130)
- Frequency path: Level XIII of XX

Meat on the left extends in a direction on the right — meat that grows in one direction, spreading outward, is body fat.

In words:

- 脂肪 しぼう — fat;grease;blubber

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