Meaning
肥える (こえる, koeru) is a bonus vocabulary word meaning “fatten; grow fertile”.
Kanji in this word
Example sentences 8
土地が肥えると野菜が大きく育つ
The vegetables grow big when the land is fertile.
鹿は今肥える盛りだ
The deer are now in grease―in prime of grease―in pride of grease.
肥えた鶏は卵を産まない。
Fat hens lay few eggs.
農業には肥えた土地が不可欠だ。
Fertile soil is indispensable for agriculture.
肥えた人は概してよく汗をかく。
Fat people generally sweat a lot.
彼の農場の土はとても肥えている。
The land on his farm is very fertile.
彼は芸術に関しては目が肥えている。
He has a good eye for art.
ロビンは口が肥えて贅沢になったのかしら。
Perhaps Robin's got a taste for the finer things in life and has become extravagant.