What does kanji 肥 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 肥 is fertilizer.

How is kanji 肥 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 肥 are こ.える, こえ, こ.やす, こ.やし, ふと.る; the onyomi readings are ヒ.

Which school grade teaches kanji 肥?

Kanji 肥 is taught in Jōyō Grade 5.

What is the main radical of kanji 肥?

The main radical for kanji 肥 is 肉.

What words use kanji 肥?

Example words that use kanji 肥 include 肥満, 肥料, 肥える, 太る.

JōyōJLPT N1Kanken 6

肥

Meaning

Kanji 肥

fertilizer

fertilizer, get fat, fertile, manure, pamper

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: こ.えるこえこ.やすこ.やしふと.る
Onyomi 音読み: ヒ
Nanori 名乗り: いこいひえ

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: Grade 5
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #1469
Strokes: 8
Radical: 肉
Components: 月 • 巴
Kanji Kentei: Level 6
Similar Kanji: 把 • 邑 • 杷 • 芭 • 爬 • 巴 • 吧

Related vocabulary

36 common entries

Showing 36 of 120 entries that include this kanji.

肥満

ひまん

corpulence

肥料

ひりょう

manure

肥える

こえる

to grow fertile

太る

ふとる

to put on weight

肥やし

こやし

something that will help one develop in the future

肥やす

こやす

to fertilize

肥大

ひだい

hypertrophy

肥

こえ

manure

肥育

ひいく

fattening

火国

ひのくに

Hi (former province located in present-day Nagasaki, Saga and Kumamoto prefectures; later split into Hizen and Higo provinces)

太った

ふとった

plump

肥えた土

こえたつち

rich (fertile) soil

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

畑に肥料をまいた。

I spread fertilizer in the field.

この土地はよく肥えている。

This land is very fertile.

冬の間に少し肥えた。

I got a little fat during the winter.

畑を肥やすには時間がかかる。

It takes time to enrich a field.

農家は肥えを集めている。

The farmer is gathering manure.