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    3. 懐を肥やす

    懐を肥やす

    懐ふところを​肥こや​す​

    to feather one's own nest

    NTVerbBusiness & FinanceKanji Vocab32 strokes

    ふところをこやす

    Verb

    1.
    to feather one's own nest

    Stroke 0 / 32

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    懐
    ふところ・なつ.かしい・なつ.かしむ・なつ.く・なつ.ける・なず.ける…(5)
    feelings・heart・yearn・miss someone・become attached to…(3)
    Kanji
    肥
    こ.える・こえ・こ.やす・こ.やし・ふと.る…(4)
    fertilizer・get fat・fertile・manure・pamper
    Kanji
    を
    wo
    Kana
    や
    ya
    Kana
    す
    su
    Kana
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