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肥やす (こやす) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word Freq. Frequency Top 100,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
godan verb (-su), transitive verb
fertilize ; manure ; enrich
Transitive verb meaning to make soil rich or fertile by adding manure, compost, or fertilizer. It is also used figuratively in set expressions such as 私腹を肥やす, meaning to enrich oneself improperly.
じ
家か
は
利り
権けん
で
私し
腹ふく
を
肥こ
やし
た
。
That politician lined his own pockets through vested interests.
Written forms 肥こ やす Usage 70%
Standard okurigana spelling and the prioritized form.
こやす Usage 26%
肥こや す Usage 3%
irregular okurigana
Attested irregular okurigana spelling; avoid in ordinary writing unless quoting or searching older or nonstandard text.
Kanji 肥 fertilizer, get fat, fertile Similar words 肥こ える Intransitive counterpart: soil becomes fertile, a person or animal becomes fat, or one develops a discerning eye; 肥やす is transitive and means to make something rich or enriched.
施せ 肥ひ する More technical or agricultural term for applying fertilizer; 肥やす is a more general verb and can also appear in figurative expressions.
Etymology A native Japanese verb related to 肥える, with a transitive or causative-like form. The kanji 肥 is conventionally associated with fatness, richness, and fertility.
