Japanese edit

Kanji in this term

Grade: 5
kun’yomi

Etymology edit

From the classical lower bigrade verb(ヤ行下二段活用) 肥ゆ.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

()える (koeruintransitive ichidan (stem () (koe), past ()えた (koeta))

Japanese verb pair
active 肥やす
mediopassive 肥える
  1. to become fat; to become plump
    丸々(まるまる)()えた()(いぬ)
    marumaru to koeta koinu
    a plump puppy
    ()えて(あぶら)ののった秋鯖(あきさば)
    koete abura no notta akisaba
    fat and greasy autumn mackerel
  2. to become fertile
    ()えた土地(とち)
    koeta tochi
    fertile land
  3. to be perceptive; to be sensible
    (くち)()えている
    kuchi ga koete iru
    to be picky about food
    ()()える
    me ga koeru
    to be a connoisseur
  4. to make a fortune; to prosper
    (とく)(じゅ)(けい)()()えた企業(きぎょう)
    tokujukeiki de koeta kigyō
    an enterprise that prospered with a special procurement boom

Conjugation edit