What does kanji 膏 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 膏 is fat.

How is kanji 膏 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 膏 are あぶら; the onyomi readings are コウ.

What words use kanji 膏?

Example words that use kanji 膏 include 膏, 膏血, 膏沃, 膏肓.

JinmeiyōPre-Level 1

膏

Meaning

Kanji 膏

fat

fat, grease, lard, ointment, paste, plaster

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: あぶら
Onyomi 音読み: コウ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Jōyō: -
JLPT: -
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Strokes: 14
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Kanji Kentei: Pre-Level 1
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Related vocabulary

Showing 21 common entries

Showing 21 of 26 entries that include this kanji.

膏

あぶら

fat

膏血

こうけつ

(hard-earned rewards of) sweat and blood

膏沃

こうよく

fertile soil

膏肓

こうこう

innermost part of the body (where a disease cannot be treated)

膏腴

こうゆ

fertile soil

オロナイン軟膏

オロナインなんこう

Oronine H Ointment

亜鉛華軟膏

あえんかなんこう

zinc oxide ointment

按摩膏

あんまこう

massaging plaster

眼軟膏

がんなんこう

eye ointment

硬膏

こうこう

plaster (type of bandage)

硬石膏

こうせっこう

anhydrite

雪花石膏

せっかせっこう

alabaster

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

彼は膏薬を膝に貼った。

He applied an ointment patch to his knee.

石膏を使って像を作る。

Making a statue using plaster.

軟膏を傷口に塗ってください。

Please apply the ointment to the wound.

民の膏血を搾り取る。

Squeezing the lifeblood out of the people.

膏雨が大地を潤した。

A fertilizing rain moistened the earth.