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The kanji 肥: meaning, readings and stroke order
肥
- Meaning
- fertilizer, rich (soil)
- On reading
- ヒ hi
- Kun reading
- こ（える） koeru、こえ koe、こ（やす） koyasu、こ（やし） koyashi
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 肉 meat
- Level
- Level 5 · grade 5
Stroke order
Meaning in other languages
- Vietnamese
- phân bón, màu mỡ (phì)
- Japanese
- こやし。つちが こえる。
- Korean
- 거름, 기름지다 (비)
- Chinese
- 肥料、肥沃
Readings, words and example sentences
ヒ hi · on reading
肥料
fertilizer
畑に 肥料を まきます。
People spread fertilizer on the field.
こ（える） koeru · kun reading · less common
肥える
to be rich (of soil), fertile
よく 肥えた 土です。
This is very rich soil.
こえ koe · kun reading · less common
肥
manure
畑に 肥を やります。
People put manure on the field.
こ（やす） koyasu · kun reading · less common
肥やす
to make (soil) rich
落ち葉が 土を 肥やします。
Fallen leaves make the soil rich.
こ（やし） koyashi · kun reading · less common
肥やし
fertilizer, compost
落ち葉を 肥やしに します。
People turn fallen leaves into fertilizer.
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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.