Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 肥える(こえる) in Japanese

肥える
Kana Reading
こえる
Romaji
koeru
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
    Meaning
    to grow fat; to gain weight; to put on weight
    Example sentence
    肥えた人は概してよく汗をかく。 Fat people generally sweat a lot.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to grow fertile
    Example sentence
    肥えた鶏は卵を産まない。 Fat hens lay few eggs.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to be refined (palate); to be discerning (eye, ear)
    Example sentence
    彼の農場の土はとても肥えている。 The land on his farm is very fertile.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to become rich; to become successful
    Example sentence
    農業には肥えた土地が不可欠だ。 Fertile soil is indispensable for agriculture.

Examples of 肥える, こえる in a sentence

Verb Conjugations

Non-Past

Plain
肥える
Plain Polite
肥えます
Negative
肥えない
Negative Polite
肥えません

Past

Plain
肥えた
Plain Polite
肥えました
Negative
肥えなかった
Negative Polite
肥えませんでした

Te

Plain
肥えて
Plain Polite
肥えまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
肥えられる
Plain Polite
肥えられます
Negative
肥えられない
Negative Polite
肥えられません
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Kanji in this word

肥 JLPT 1

8 strokes

fertilizer, get fat, fertile, manure, pamper

On'Yomi: ヒ

Kun'Yomi: こ.える, こえ, こ.やす, こ.やし, ふと.る

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