# 肥 — fertilizer; fat

肥 means “fertilizer; fat”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 8 strokes. On'yomi: ヒ (hi). Kun'yomi: こえ (koe), こ(える) (koeru). You'll see it in words such as 肥える (koeru, “to grow fat; to gain weight”).

- Meaning: fertilizer; fat
- On'yomi: ヒ (hi)
- Kun'yomi: こえ (koe), こ(える) (koeru)
- Strokes: 8
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Plants & farming 3

## How to remember 肥

Parts: 月 moon; flesh · 巴 coiled snake

## Words with 肥

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 肥える | こえる (koeru) | to grow fat; to gain weight |
| 肥やす | こやす (koyasu) | to fertilize; to manure |

## More in the “Plants & farming 3” set

[殖](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/multiply/) · [熟](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/ripen/) · [培](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/foster/) · [肥](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/fertilizer/) · [栽](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/plant-out/) · [葛](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/kudzu/) · [朴](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/plain/) · [穫](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/harvest/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/fertilizer/. Last updated 2026-11-01.