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    3. 肥やし

    肥やし

    肥こや​し​

    manure

    KMT10News #38+1Ref L2NounNature & EnvironmentKanji Vocab12 strokes

    肥し

    こやし

    Noun

    1.
    manure, night soil, dung, fertiliser, fertilizer
    2.
    something that will help one develop in the future

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    畑はたけに肥こやしをまいた。

    I spread fertilizer on the field.

    KMT10Nature & Environment
    この土つちは肥こやしが足たりない。

    This soil lacks fertilizer.

    KMT10Nature & Environment
    失しっ敗ぱいは成せい功こうの肥こやしとなる。

    Failure becomes a stepping stone (fertilizer) for success.

    KMT10Core ConceptsEmotions & Psychology
    有ゆう機き肥こやしを使つかうことで、作さく物もつの成せい長ちょうが促そく進しんされる。

    By using organic fertilizer, crop growth is promoted.

    KMT10Nature & EnvironmentFood & Dining
    家か畜ちくの糞ふんは良よい肥こやしになる。

    Animal dung makes good fertilizer.

    KMT10Nature & EnvironmentAnimals

    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
    や
    ya
    Kana
    し
    shi
    Kana
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