Word details

肥厚

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

Dictionary

Entry

肥厚こうNounIntransitive~する VerbFreq #148659
1

Medicine

thickening (of organic tissue, e.g. skin); hypertrophy

Examples
刺激を受け続けると肌の保護作用により角質が肥厚して、ゴワゴワしたり硬くなって、毛穴が目立ってきます。
If it continues to be stimulated the skin's protective function causes thickening and it becomes stiff and hard with pores that stand out.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

fertilizer, get fat, fertile, manure, pamper

8 strokesFrequency 1,469JLPT N1Grade 5

On

Kun

こ.えるこえこ.やすこ.やしふと.る

Nanori

こいひえ

thick, heavy, rich, kind, cordial, brazen, shameless

9 strokesFrequency 768JLPT N2Grade 5

On

コウ

Kun

あつ.いあか

Nanori

あっ

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