脂肪
しぼう · shibou · JLPT N3 · noun
fat
🥓 脂 tasty flesh (月+旨) + 肪 flesh (月+方) = body fat
Both kanji carry 月, the flesh radical, so the word is about the body. 旨 means tasty, a nod to how fat carries flavour; 方 (ほう) gives 肪 its ぼう sound.
しぼう · shibou · JLPT N3 · noun
fat
🥓 脂 tasty flesh (月+旨) + 肪 flesh (月+方) = body fat
Both kanji carry 月, the flesh radical, so the word is about the body. 旨 means tasty, a nod to how fat carries flavour; 方 (ほう) gives 肪 its ぼう sound.