肥やす

こやす

Also written 肥す

Meanings

1. Godan verb, Transitive to fertilize; to fertilise; to manure; to enrich

Kanji

• 肥 fatten. Read as こやす.

Example sentences

• 彼は私腹を肥やすのに余念がない。
  He is always busy feathering his own nest.

Common phrases

• 私腹を肥やす (しふくをこやす) to fill one's own pocket by taking advantage of a position

Related forms

• 肥える (こえる) to grow fat (intransitive partner)

Words containing 肥やす

• 私腹を肥やす (しふくをこやす) to fill one's own pocket by taking advantage of a position
• 肥やし桶 (こやしおけ) night soil pail

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists