Word · 単語
肥える
Reading こえる
to grow fat
- 1 to grow fat, to gain weight, to put on weight
- 2 to grow fertile (of soil)
- 3 to be discerning (of one's palate, eye, ear, etc.), to be discriminating, to be refined
- 4 to become rich, to become wealthy
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例文 · examples
肥えた人は概してよく汗をかく。
Fat people generally sweat a lot.
sense 1 · to grow fat
農業には肥えた土地が不可欠だ。
Fertile soil is indispensable for agriculture.
sense 2 · to grow fertile (of soil)
肥えた鶏は卵を産まない。
Fat hens lay few eggs.
sense 1 · to grow fat
彼らの畜牛はみなよく肥えている。
Their cattle are all fat.
sense 1 · to grow fat
彼の農場の土はとても肥えている。
The land on his farm is very fertile.
sense 2 · to grow fertile (of soil)