表層形
肥え
コエ
動詞
肥え (コエ)
Koe · こえ — to grow fat, to gain weight, to put on weight; to grow fertile (of soil); to be discerning (of one's palate, eye, ear, etc.), to be discriminating, to be refined
Other ways to say “to grow fat” in Japanese →
肥え in rōmaji: koe.
動詞
一般
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📝 肥える 🔤 下一段-ア行 📐 未然形-一般
Updated: 2026年8月13日
📖 Grammar Information
| 表層形 (Surface) |
肥え
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|---|---|
| 見出し語 (Lemma) |
肥える
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| 読み (Reading) |
コエ
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| 品詞 (POS) |
動詞・一般・*・*
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| 活用型 (Conj. Type) |
下一段-ア行
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| 活用形 (Conj. Form) |
未然形-一般
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| 表記 (Orthography) |
肥え
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| 読み・基本形 |
コエル
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| 表記・基本形 |
肥える
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| 見出し語の読み |
コエル
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💡 English Meaning
肥え means “to grow fat, to gain weight, to put on weight; to grow fertile (of soil); to be discerning (of one's palate, eye, ear, etc.), to be discriminating, to be refined” — full definition & examples →
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コエ
Lemma: 肥える
動詞一般**
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⚡ 一段 (Ichidan/Ru-verb) Conjugations
| ます形 (Polite) |
肥えます
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| て形 (Te-form) |
肥えて
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| 過去形 (Past) |
肥えた
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| 否定形 (Negative) |
肥えない
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| 意向形 (Volitional) |
肥えましょう
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| 可能形 (Potential) |
肥えられる
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| 受身形 (Passive) |
肥えられる
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| 使役形 (Causative) |
肥えさせる
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What is the difference between surface form and lemma? ▼
The surface form (肥え) is the exact text as it appeared in the corpus — it may be conjugated or inflected. The lemma (肥える) is the dictionary base form. For example, 食べた (surface) has the lemma 食べる.
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