Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 太り気味(ふとりぎみ) in Japanese

太り気味
Kana Reading
ふとりぎみ
Romaji
futorigimi
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    plump; rather overweight
    Example sentence
    彼は少々太りぎみです。 He is a bit on the heavy side.

Examples of 太り気味, ふとりぎみ in a sentence

  • 彼は少々太りぎみです。

    He is a bit on the heavy side.

  • 彼はいくぶん太り気味だ。

    He is on the heavy side.

  • ボブは兄より太りぎみだった。

    Bob was somewhat chubbier than his brother.

Kanji in this word

太 JLPT 4

4 strokes

plump, thick, big around

On'Yomi: タイ, タ

Kun'Yomi: ふと.い, ふと.る

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味 JLPT 4

8 strokes

flavor, taste

On'Yomi: ミ

Kun'Yomi: あじ, あじ.わう

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気 JLPT 5

6 strokes

spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood

On'Yomi: キ, ケ

Kun'Yomi: いき

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