Word Meaning 肥料

ひりょう hiryou

肥料 is read as ひりょう (hiryou) and means manure.

Meaning

English

  1. manure
  2. fertilizer
  3. fertiliser
  4. compost

Reading

Kana

ひりょう

Romaji

hiryou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Synonyms ,肥やし Rank 4878 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

化学肥料

かがくひりょう

chemical fertilizer

有機肥料

ゆうきひりょう

organic fertilizer

化成肥料

かせいひりょう

chemical fertilizer

有機質肥料

ゆうきしつひりょう

organic fertilizer

無機質肥料

むきしつひりょう

inorganic fertilizer

人造肥料

じんぞうひりょう

chemical fertilizer

無機肥料

むきひりょう

inorganic fertilizer

速効性肥料

そっこうせいひりょう

quick-acting fertilizer

緩効性肥料

かんこうせいひりょう

controlled-release fertilizer

遅効性肥料

ちこうせいひりょう

slow-acting fertilizer

酸性肥料

さんせいひりょう

acid fertilizer

カリ肥料

かりひりょう

potash fertilizer

Example Sentences

5

はたけにひりょうをまいた。

I spread fertilizer in the field.

ひりょうをやりすぎるとはながよわる。

If you use too much fertilizer, the flowers will weaken.

The flowers died from over-fertilization.

Knowledge is like manure, it's only good when spread.

As a result, when it rains, large amounts of topsoil, clay, chemical fertilizers, and pesticides are washed into the sea.