肥える

Japanese

Kanji in this term
肥
こ
Grade: 5
kun’yomi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ko̞e̞ɾɯ̟ᵝ]

Verb

肥(こ)える • (koeru) intransitive ichidan (stem 肥(こ)え (koe), past 肥(こ)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)と肥(こ)えた子(こ)犬(いぬ)
    marumaru to koeta koinu
    a plump puppy
    肥(こ)えて脂(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
    肥(こ)えた土地(とち)
    koeta tochi
    fertile land
  3. to be perceptive; to be sensible
    口(くち)が肥(こ)えている
    kuchi ga koete iru
    to be picky about food
    目(め)が肥(こ)える
    me ga koeru
    to be a connoisseur
  4. to make a fortune; to prosper
    特(とく)需(じゅ)景(けい)気(き)で肥(こ)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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