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太る

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 太る.

Dictionary

Entry

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.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

太

plump, thick, big around

4 strokesFrequency 552JLPT N3Grade 2

On

タイタ

Kun

ふと.いふと.る

Nanori

おおたかひろ
肥

fertilizer, get fat, fertile, manure, pamper

8 strokesFrequency 1,469JLPT N1Grade 5

On

ヒ

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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