Kanji

肥

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JLPT N1Jōyō · grade 5freq #14698 strokes

Meanings

fertilizer, get fat, fertile, manure, pamper

ES: engordar, fertilizar, abonar, abono, fertilizante, enriquecer

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こ.える、こえ、こ.やす、こ.やし、ふと.る

Common words

  • 肥料ひりょうmanure, fertilizer, fertiliser, compost
  • 堆肥たいひcompost, manure
  • 肥大ひだいswelling, enlargement, becoming fat
  • 肥満ひまんcorpulence, fatness, obesity
  • 肥えるこえるto grow fat, to gain weight, to put on weight
  • 肥やしこやしmanure, night soil, dung, fertiliser, fertilizer
  • 肥やすこやすto fertilize, to fertilise, to manure, to enrich
  • 化学肥料かがくひりょうchemical fertilizer, chemical fertiliser

Example sentences

  • 知識というものは肥料と同じで、広まってこそ良いのである。

    Knowledge is like manure, it's only good when spread.

    El conocimiento es como el fertilizante: cuanto más disperso, mejor.

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  • 肥料のやりすぎで花が枯れてしまった。

    The flowers died from over-fertilization.

    Tatoeba #10932450(opens in a new tab)

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