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    3. 肥える

    肥える

    肥こえ​る​

    to grow fat

    KMT9News #29+1CoreVerb, IntransitiveFood & DiningKanji Vocab11 strokes

    こえる

    Verb, Intransitive

    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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    冬ふゆになると動どう物ぶつは体からだを肥こえさせる。

    Animals fatten themselves up in winter.

    KMT7AnimalsNature & Environment
    食たべ過すぎると、すぐに体からだが肥こえてしまう。

    If you eat too much, your body quickly gains weight.

    KMT8Food & DiningDaily Life
    彼かれは美び食しょく家かで、舌したが肥こえている。

    He is a gourmet; he has a discerning palate.

    KMT9Food & DiningDaily Life
    長なが年ねんの努ど力りょくにより、彼かれの財ざい産さんは肥こえていった。

    Through many years of effort, his fortune grew.

    KMT9Business & FinanceDaily Life
    良よいワインを飲のみ続つづけると、自し然ぜんと味み覚かくが肥こえてくる。

    If you keep drinking good wine, your palate will naturally become more discerning.

    KMT9Food & DiningDaily Life

    Characters that make up this word

    肥
    こ.える・こえ・こ.やす・こ.やし・ふと.る…(4)
    fertilizer・get fat・fertile・manure・pamper
    Kanji
    え
    e
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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