肥
肥 — Fertilizer
fertilizer, get fat, fertile, manure, pamper
On’yomiヒ (hi)
Kun’yomiこえる (koeru)
Kun’yomiこえ (koe)
Kun’yomiこやす (koyasu)
Kun’yomiこやし (koyashi)
Kun’yomiふとる (futoru)
Stroke order (8 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 肥
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 肥満 | ひまん himan | corpulence; fatness; obesity |
| 肥料 | ひりょう hiryou | manure; fertilizer; fertiliser |
| 肥大 | ひだい hidai | swelling; enlargement; becoming fat |
| 化学肥料 | かがくひりょう kagakuhiryou | chemical fertilizer; chemical fertiliser |
| 肥 | こえ koe | manure; night soil; dung |
| 堆肥 | たいひ taihi | compost; manure |
Study notes
肥 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 8 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 5), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #1469 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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