肥
肥

fertilizer, get fat, fertile, manure, pamper

8 strokesFrequency 1,469JLPT N1Grade 5

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Kun

こ.えるこえこ.やすこ.やしふと.る

Nanori

いこいひえ

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太るふとる肥るIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #4929
1

to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout

Examples
あまり太ったのでカラーの前が合わなかった。
He got so stout that his collar did not meet.
インシュリンを打つので彼女は太っていた。
The insulin was making her fat.
肥料ひりょうNounFreq #18472
1

manure; fertilizer; fertiliser; compost

肥えるこえるIntransitiveIchidan verbFreq #20859
1

to grow fat; to gain weight; to put on weight

Examples
肥えた鶏は卵を産まない。
Fat hens lay few eggs.
2

to grow fertile (of soil)

Examples
農業には肥えた土地が不可欠だ。
Fertile soil is indispensable for agriculture.
3

to be discerning (of one's palate, eye, ear, etc.); to be discriminating; to be refined

4

to become rich; to become wealthy

小太り小肥りこぶとりNoun～な Adj.～の Adj.Freq #22919
1

plump

肥大化ひだいかNoun～する VerbFreq #26672
1

swelling; enlargement

肥大ひだいNounIntransitive～する VerbFreq #29152
1

swelling; enlargement; becoming fat

Examples
前立腺肥大になりました。
I had an enlarged prostate.
2

Medicine

hypertrophy

肥満ひまんNoun～の Adj.Intransitive～する VerbFreq #32321
1

corpulence; fatness; obesity

Examples
運動を全然しないことやら肥満やらで、彼は心臓発作を起こした。
What with having no exercise and being overweight, he had a heart attack.
肥沃ひよくNoun～な Adj.Freq #32541
1

fertile; rich; productive

Examples
肥沃な土壌は豊かな作物を産する。
Rich soil yields good crops.
肥こえNounFreq #36663
1

manure; night soil; dung; fertiliser; fertilizer

私腹を肥やす私腹をこやすしふくをこやすExpressionGodan verbFreq #42059
1

to fill one's own pocket by taking advantage of a position

Examples
彼は私腹を肥やすのに余念がない。
He is always busy feathering his own nest.
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