Word Meaning 肥厚

ひこう hikou

肥厚 is read as ひこう (hikou) and means thickening (of organic tissue, e.g. skin).

Meaning

English

  1. thickening (of organic tissue, e.g. skin)
  2. hypertrophy

Reading

Kana

ひこう

Romaji

hikou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 124801 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

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肥厚性鼻炎

ひこうせいびえん

hypertrophic rhinitis

角質肥厚

かくしつひこう

skin thickening

肥料

ひりょう

manure

肥満

ひまん

corpulence

肥える

こえる

to grow fertile

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

こえ

manure

肥育

ひいく

fattening

肥大成長

ひだいせいちょう

secondary growth

肥前国風土記

ひぜんのくにふどき

Hizen Fudoki (description of the culture, climate, etc. of Hizen province; approx. 732 CE)