10 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 7th grade
JLPT exam level N2

fat, grease, tallow, lard, rosin, gum, tar

Kun'yomi
  • fat
On'yomi

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

あぶら 52.9%
47.1%

Character Breakdown

fat, grease, tallow
あぶら シ (7th, N2)
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)
delicious, relish, show a liking for
シ むね うま.い (7th, N1)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ さじ (Kentei 1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)

References

Unicode hex code 8102
JIS X 0208 1-27-73
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3766
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4808
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 954
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1190
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 649
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 861
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 456
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 494
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1505
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1577
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 29463
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1319
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1042
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1083
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 848
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1345
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1350
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1031
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 466
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4b6.7
Four corner code 7226.1
De Roo Code 3978