肥える

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 5
kun'yomi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Verb

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()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

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