Japanese symbol for “enrich”
肥やす
こやす
Romaji: koyasu
to fertilize; to fertilise; to manure; to enrich
In Japanese, enrich is 肥やす, read こやす (koyasu).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- v5s, vt to fertilize; to fertilise; to manure; to enrich
Written forms: 肥やす、肥す. Readings: こやす.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “enrich”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 潤す | うるおす uruosu | to profit; to enrich; to benefit |
| 富ます | とます tomasu | to enrich; to make wealthy |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 肥満 | ひまん himan | corpulence; fatness; obesity |
| 肥料 | ひりょう hiryou | manure; fertilizer; fertiliser |
| 肥大 | ひだい hidai | swelling; enlargement; becoming fat |
| 堆肥 | たいひ taihi | compost; manure |
| 肥やし | こやし koyashi | manure; night soil; dung |
See also: Chinese symbol for “enrich”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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