油(あぶら) あぶら noun oil foodtransportation See also: 脂(あぶら) (fat, grease (脂)) 1. oil (cooking, vegetable) Liquid fat used for cooking, typically from plants. 油(あぶら)で揚(あ)げました。🔊 I deep-fried it in oil. 油(あぶら)を引(ひ)いてください。🔊 Please add oil (to the pan). 油(あぶら)を売(う)る。🔊 To slack off. (lit: sell oil) Idiomatic expression 2. oil, petroleum General term for oily substances, including machine oil. 機械(きかい)に油(あぶら)をさす。🔊 To oil a machine. 自転車(じてんしゃ)のチェーンに油(あぶら)をさした。🔊 I oiled the bicycle chain. 油(あぶら)が切(き)れているので動(うご)きが悪(わる)い。🔊 It's not moving well because it's out of oil. 油(あぶら) refers to oil, primarily cooking oil.Common patterns油(あぶら)で揚(あ)げる (deep-fry in oil)油(あぶら)を引(ひ)く (add oil to a pan)油(あぶら)っこい (oily, greasy)油(あぶら)を売(う)る (idle away time - idiom)Writing油(あぶら): oil (general, cooking)脂(あぶら): fat (from animals, body fat)Related wordsサラダ油(あぶら) (salad oil)ごま油(あぶら) (sesame oil)オリーブオイル (olive oil) Related Words Related: サラダ油(あぶら) (salad oil) Related: 揚(あ)げ立(た)て (freshly fried) Compare: オイル (oil) general Added 2026.1.9 20:57 · Revised 2026.9.4 21:29 01500/01693_abura