This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ヒ、こ.える、こえ、こ.やす、こ.やし、ふと.る
Romaji: hi, ko.eru, koe, ko.yasu, ko.yashi, futo.ru
Kana
Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: い、こい、ひえ
Romaji: i, koi, hie
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

fertilizer, get fat, fertile, manure, pamper

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  8
Radical Number:  130
Frequency:  1469
Grade:  5
Skip Pattern:  1-4-4
Korean Reading:  bi
Chinese Reading:  fei2
Unicode:  80a5
JIS:  486E

Indexes

Halpern Index: 879
Nelson Index: 3740
New Nelson Index: 4774
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4b4.5
Four Corner Index: 7721.7
Guide to Remembering Index: 772
Gakken Index: 1398
Japanese Names Index: 617
Daikanwanjiten Index: 29290
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 9.0257
Remembering the kanji Index: 1756
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1668
Kodansha Compact Index: 1024
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 793
Kanji in Context Index: 1352
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 592
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 783
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1772
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1893
Essential Kanji Index: 724
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1091
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3956
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 699
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 692

Words

(こえ)
manure; night soil; dung; fertiliser; fertilizer
肥満 (ひまん)
corpulence; fatness; obesity
肥沃 (ひよく)
fertility; productive
カリ肥料 (カリひりょう)
potash fertilizer; potash fertiliser
肥え太る (こえふとる)
to grow fat
肥料 (ひりょう)
manure; fertilizer; fertiliser
肥大 (ひだい)
swell; enlarge; corpulence; fatness; obesity
堆肥 (たいひ)
compost
肥やし (こやし)
manure; night soil; dung; fertiliser; fertilizer; something that will help one develop in the future
肥える (こえる)
to grow fat; to gain weight; to put on weight; to grow fertile; to be refined (palate); to be discerning (eye, ear); to become rich; to become successful
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