JLPT N1 · 8 strokes
Kanji 肥: "fertilizer, get fat, fertile"
The kanji 肥 means "fertilizer, get fat, fertile, manure, pamper". It is written with 8 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ヒ in on'yomi and こ.える, こえ, こ.やす, こ.やし, ふと.る in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ヒ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
こ.えるこえこ.やすこ.やしふと.る
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | fertilizer, get fat, fertile, manure, pamper |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 8 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 5 |
| Frequency rank | 1469 of 2,501 |
Common words with 肥
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 肥料manure; fertilizer; fertiliser; compost
- 肥えるto grow fat; to gain weight; to put on weight · to grow fertile (of soil)
- 肥大化swelling; enlargement
- 肥大swelling; enlargement; becoming fat · hypertrophy
- 肥満corpulence; fatness; obesity
- 肥沃fertile; rich; productive
- 肥manure; night soil; dung; fertiliser
- 私腹を肥やすto fill one's own pocket by taking advantage of a position
- 肥え太るto grow fat
- 肥後Higo (former province located in present-day Kumamoto Prefecture)
- 肥やしmanure; night soil; dung; fertiliser · something that will help one develop in the future
- 肥前Hizen (former province located in present-day Saga and Nagasaki prefectures, excluding Tsushima and Oki Islands)
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