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肥料 (ひりょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N1 Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Meanings 1
noun
fertilizer ; manure ; compost
General noun for substances added to soil or plants to improve growth; it can refer to chemical fertilizer as well as organic materials such as manure or compost, depending on context.
この 花はな は 肥ひ 料りょう を やり すぎる と 、 かえって 弱よわ っ て しまう 。
If you give this flower too much fertilizer, it will actually weaken.
Kanji 肥 fertilizer, get fat, fertile Similar words 堆たい 肥ひ Specifically compost or composted organic matter; 肥料 is broader and includes chemical fertilizers.
肥こ やし A more earthy everyday word for manure or fertilizer; 肥料 is the standard general term and is more neutral in technical or commercial contexts.
養よう 分ぶん Means nutrients or nourishment contained in soil, food, or fertilizer; 肥料 is the material added to supply such nutrients.
Etymology A Sino-Japanese kanji compound: 肥 is associated with fattening or enriching, and 料 with material or substance. The spelling transparently matches the meaning, but this is a component explanation rather than a detailed historical derivation.