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oil (cooking, vegetable)
Liquid fat used for cooking, typically from plants.
油 refers to oil, primarily cooking oil.
COMMON PATTERNS:
- 油で揚げる (deep-fry in oil)
- 油を引く (add oil to a pan)
- 油っこい (oily, greasy)
- 油を売る (idle away time - idiom)
KANJI NOTE:
- 油: oil (general, cooking)
- 脂: fat (from animals, body fat)
RELATED WORDS:
- サラダ油 (salad oil)
- ごま油 (sesame oil)
- オリーブオイル (olive oil)