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肥取り (こえとり) — night-soil man | Kumi Dictionary

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肥取り

肥取り

肥こえ取とり

night-soil man

Kanji Vocab History18 strokes

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こえとり

Noun

1.

night-soil man, night-soil woman

Noun, Participle, Verb

2.

removal of night-soil

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Kanji that make up this word

こ.える・こえ・こ.やす・こ.やし・ふと.る…(4)

fertilizer・get fat・fertile・manure・pamper

と.る・と.り・と.り-・とり・-ど.り…(2)

take・fetch・take up

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