(あぶら)

あぶら
noun
oil
See also: (あぶら) (fat, grease (脂))
1. oil (cooking, vegetable)
Liquid fat used for cooking, typically from plants.
(あぶら)()げました
I deep-fried it in oil.
Please add oil (to the pan).
(あぶら)()
To slack off. (lit: sell oil)
Idiomatic expression
2. oil, petroleum
General term for oily substances, including machine oil.
To oil a machine.
I oiled the bicycle chain.
It's not moving well because it's out of oil.

(あぶら) refers to oil, primarily cooking oil.

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • (あぶら)()げる (deep-fry in oil)
  • (あぶら)()く (add oil to a pan)
  • (あぶら)っこい (oily, greasy)
  • (あぶら)()る (idle away time - idiom)

KANJI NOTE:

  • (あぶら): oil (general, cooking)
  • (あぶら): fat (from animals, body fat)

RELATED WORDS:

  • サラダ(あぶら) (salad oil)
  • ごま(あぶら) (sesame oil)
  • オリーブオイル (olive oil)