01
肥える
こえる
to grow fat
Meanings
- fertilizer
- get fat
- fertile
- manure
- pamper
Readings
Onyomi
- ヒ
Kunyomi
- こ.える
- こえ
- こ.やす
- こ.やし
- ふと.る
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Useful words
02
肥満
ひまん
obesity
03
肥料
ひりょう
fertilizer
04
肥やす
こやす
to fertilize
05
肥大
ひだい
enlargement
06
堆肥
たいひ
compost
Compare Kanji
01把Shape88%grasp, faggotThe component 巴 forms the right side of both 把 and 肥.02脂Component92%fat, greaseBoth 肥 and 脂 share the 月 radical and relate to physical fat and enrichment.03痩Pair95%get thinThese kanji represent the physical opposites of getting fat (肥) and getting thin (痩).04豊Meaning85%bountiful, excellentBoth 肥 and 豊 are used to describe richness, fertility, and abundance in soil and nature.05耕Meaning80%till, plowBoth kanji are agricultural terms for enriching (肥) and tilling (耕) the land.06養Meaning75%foster, bring upBoth 肥 and 養 are used to describe nourishing or enriching things like soil or the body.