Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 5

JLPT level: N1

1469 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 8

Meaning: fertilizer, get fat, fertile, manure, pamper

Kunyomi: こ.える こえ こ.やす こ.やし ふと.る

Onyomi:

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Reading: にくづき

Meaning: meat

Strokes: 4

Examples

Examples with audio

満(ひまん)   corpulence, obesity

料(ひりょう)   manure, fertilizer

(たいひ)   compost

大する(ひだいする)   swell, grow fat

やす(こやす)   fertilize, fatten [v.t.]

やし(こやし)   manure, dung, fertilizer

える(こえる)   grow fat, grow fertile [v.i.]

(こえ)   manure, dung, fertilizer

Onyomi Examples

ヒマン corpulence, fatness, obesity

ヒダイ swelling, enlargement, becoming fat, hypertrophy

タイヒ compost, manure

ツイヒ (adding) extra fertilizer or manure (fertiliser)

Kunyomi Examples

える こえる to grow fat, to gain weight, to put on weight, to grow fertile, to be refined (palate), to be discerning (eye, ear), to become rich, to become successful

こえ manure, night soil, dung, fertiliser, fertilizer

える こえる to grow fat, to gain weight, to put on weight, to grow fertile, to be refined (palate), to be discerning (eye, ear), to become rich, to become successful

やす こやす to fertilize, to fertilise, to manure, to enrich

やし こやし manure, night soil, dung, fertiliser, fertilizer, something that will help one develop in the future

やし桶 こやしおけ night soil pail

太る ふとる to put on weight, to gain weight, to grow fat, to get stout