あぶら

Japanese

Alternative spellings
油 膏 脂

Etymology

From the 未然形 (mizenkei, “incomplete form”) of verb 炙る (aburu, “to warm, to toast”).

Noun

あぶら • (abura) 

1. 油, 膏: oil
2. 脂: fat
3. 脂: skin oil
   • 1996, “(deprecated template usage) 田園”, (deprecated template usage) 玉置浩二 (lyrics), performed by (deprecated template usage) 玉置浩二:

     アブラにまみれて　黙(だま)り込(こ)んだあいつ

     abura ni mamirete damarikonda aitsu

     the silent fellow covered in sweat (oily perspiration)

Idioms

• 油(あぶら)を売(う)る (abura o uru): waste time