Meaning of 太る in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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太る, 肥るJLPT 4
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Kana Readingふとる
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Romajifutoru
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Godan verb with `ru` ending, intransitive verb
- Meaning
- to grow fat (stout, plump); to become fat; to gain weight
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Example Sentences
太る, 肥る, ふとる used in context
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「背が伸びて入らないわよね」「そう、断じて太ったわけではない！」「成長したという便利な言葉は我々の切り札」
We've got taller so they don't fit. "Right, it's certainly not that we've got fat!" "The useful phrase 'grown up' is our trump card."
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「いくら食べても太らない体質だから大丈夫だ」「今この瞬間世界中の人を敵に回したよ」
My metabolism is such that no matter how much I eat I don't put on weight. "Just now, this second, you've made enemies of people throughout the world."
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The opera ain't over till the fat lady sings.
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If you pig out every day, you're sure to gain too much weight.
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彼女は太りはじめた。
She began to gain weight.
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She is large, not to say fat.
Verb Conjugations
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Related Kanji
Kanji found in this word
fertilizer, get fat, fertile, manure, pamper
On: ヒ
Kun: こ.える, こえ, こ.やす, こ.やし, ふと.る
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