肥 — 8 strokes ／ Radical「月」
道6Elementary year 5 ／ 8 strokes ／ Radical「月」
- On
- ヒ
- Kun
- こ(える)・こ(やす)
- Meaning
- fat; fertile; fertiliser
Origin
月 "body" plus 巴; flesh building on the body — "to grow fat," and of soil, "fertile, fertiliser."
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| ヒ | 肥大・肥料・施肥 |
|---|---|
| こえる | 肥える |
| こえ | 肥・下肥 |
| こやす | 肥やす |
| こやし | 肥やし |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 肥料ひりょう
fertiliser
- 肥大ひだい
enlargement; swelling
Example
畑に肥料をやった。
I put fertiliser on the field.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)