太ふとり肉じし

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Common word

Meanings

noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun

corpulent; fat; chubby

Describes a person or body part as fleshy or plump; often used in a descriptive, slightly literary or old-fashioned way. Can be used attributively with の.

彼かれは太ふとり肉じしの体たい型けいで、子こどもの頃ころからずっとそうだった。
He has a corpulent build and has been that way since childhood.
太ふとり肉じしの猫ねこが日向ひなたで寝ねている。
A chubby cat is sleeping in the sun.

Usage patterns

太ふとり肉じしの〈人ひと〉a plump/fleshy person
太ふとり肉じしのおばあさんが縁えん側がわでお茶ちゃを飲のんでいた。
A plump old woman was drinking tea on the veranda.
〈人ひと〉は太ふとり肉じしだsomeone is plump/fleshy (descriptive, somewhat literary)
彼かれは太ふとり肉じしで、いつもゆったりした着き物ものを好このんだ。
He was fleshy and always preferred loose-fitting kimono.

Kanji

太plump, thick, big around
肉meat

Related words

肥ひ満まんN2
肥満 is the clinical, formal term for obesity, while 太り肉 is a softer, old-fashioned descriptive word for plumpness.
ぽっちゃり
ぽっちゃり is a casual, often affectionate way to say someone is chubby, whereas 太り肉 is a neutral, literary-sounding descriptor.

Opposites

痩やせ型がた
痩せ型 describes a thin, lean build, the opposite of the plumpness described by 太り肉.

Don't confuse with

太ふとっ腹ぱら
太っ腹 shares the kanji 太 with 太り肉 but means generous or big-hearted, not physically plump.

Built from

太ふとる+肉しし

Written forms

太ふとり肉じしUsage100%
Standard kanji spelling; the reading ふとりじし is a compound of 太り (fatness) and 肉 (flesh).
太ふとりじし
Mixed kanji-kana spelling; the kana じし may help learners with the reading.

Etymology

Compound of 太り (ふとり, 'fatness', the continuative form of 太る) and 肉 (じし, an older reading of 肉 meaning 'flesh'). The reading じし for 肉 is now rare outside this compound.