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肥
こ
え
る
Meanings
Verb (1-dan, intransitive)
1. to grow fat; to gain weight; to put on weight
2. to grow fertile
of soil
3. to be refined (palate); to be discerning (eye, ear)
4. to become rich; to become successful
Alt. forms
肥
こ
え
る
96%
こえ
る
3%
Kanji used
肥
fertilizer
Pitch accent
こ
え
る
Top 20900
Conjugations...
Used in: 642
Used in vocabulary (4 in total)
舌
した
が
肥
こ
え
る
to be particular about one's food; to have a discriminating palate
目
め
が
肥
こ
え
る
to have a good eye (from having seen fine art, etc.); to be a connoisseur
口
くち
が
肥
こ
え
る
to be used to eating the best; to have a refined palate
耳
みみ
が
肥
こ
え
る
to have an ear for music
Examples (3 in total)
農
のう
業
ぎょう
には
肥
こ
えた
土
と
地
ち
が
不
ふ
可
か
欠
けつ
だ。
Fertile soil is indispensable for agriculture.
彼
かれ
の
農
のう
場
じょう
の
土
つち
はとても
肥
こ
えている
。
The land on his farm is very fertile.
肥
こ
えた
人
ひと
は
概
がい
してよく
汗
あせ
をかく。
Fat people generally sweat a lot.