Word Meaning 私腹を肥やす

しふくをこやす shifuku o koyasu

私腹を肥やす is read as しふくをこやす (shifuku o koyasu) and means to fill one's own pocket by taking advantage of a position.

Meaning

English

  1. to fill one's own pocket by taking advantage of a position

Reading

Kana

しふくをこやす

Romaji

shifuku o koyasu

Writing Variants

  • 私腹をこやす しふくをこやす shifukuokoyasu

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 36 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Proverb Rank 120972 Priority S

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

私腹

しふく

one's own profits

私塾

しじゅく

private school (in the Edo period, orig. run by Confucianists)

私案

しあん

private plan

私邸

してい

private residence

私企業

しきぎょう

private enterprise

私的制裁

してきせいさい

punishment without a legal trial

私的整理

してきせいり

voluntary liquidation

私選弁護人

しせんべんごにん

private defense counsel

私的価値

してきかち

private value

私設応援団

しせつおうえんだん

private cheer group

私設秘書

しせつひしょ

private secretary

私保険

しほけん

private insurance