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Zach

肥える

Reading

Kana: こえる
Romaji: koeru
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

v1
vi
1

to grow fat; to gain weight; to put on weight

2

to grow fertile

Note: of soil
3

to be refined (palate); to be discerning (eye, ear)

See also: 目が肥える
4

to become rich; to become successful

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 こ.える、 こえ、 こ.やす、 こ.やし、 ふと.る
Meanings: fertilizer, get fat, fertile, manure, pamper

Example Sentences

()えた(にわとり)(たまご)()まない。
➥Fat hens lay few eggs.
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()えた(ひと)(がい)してよく(あせ)をかく。
➥Fat people generally sweat a lot.
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(かれ)芸術(げいじゅつ)(かん)しては()()えている。
➥He has a good eye for art.
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農業(のうぎょう)には()えた土地(とち)不可欠(ふかけつ)だ。
➥Fertile soil is indispensable for agriculture.
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(かれ)農場(のうじょう)()はとても()えている。
➥The land on his farm is very fertile.
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ロビンは(くち)()えて贅沢(ぜいたく)になったのかしら。
➥Perhaps the robin's got a taste for the finer things in life and has become extravagant.
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