Word Meaning 太る

ふとる futoru

太る is read as ふとる (futoru) and means to put on weight.

Meaning

English

  1. to put on weight
  2. to gain weight
  3. to grow fat
  4. to get stout

Reading

Kana

ふとる

Romaji

futoru

Writing Variants

  • 肥る ふとる futoru

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 5 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 7663 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

太陽

たいよう

Sun

太い

ふとい

fat

太古

たいこ

ancient times

太字

ふとじ

boldface

太平洋

たいへいよう

Pacific Ocean

太平洋戦争

たいへいようせんそう

Pacific War (1941-1945)

太子

たいし

Prince Shōtoku

太り肉

ふとりじし

corpulent

太っ腹

ふとっぱら

generous

太平

たいへい

happy-go-lucky

太白

たいはく

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太公望

たいこうぼう

(avid) angler

Example Sentences

10

そんなにたべたらもっとふとるよ。

If you eat that much, you'll get even plumper.

If you eat too much, you'll become fat.

If you eat too much, you'll become fat.

You'll fatten up if you eat that much.

If you keep eating like that, you're going to get fat.

Is it true that eating bread will make you fat?

If you eat at this time of night, you'll get fat.

If you don't get more exercise, you'll get fat.

Rice makes you fat, so don't eat too much of it!

If you eat stuff like potato chips in the middle of the night, you'll get fat.