Japanese symbol for “fattening”

肥育

ひいく

Romaji: hiiku

fattening (cattle, pigs, etc.)

In Japanese, fattening is 肥育, read ひいく (hiiku).

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Meanings

n, vs, vt fattening (cattle, pigs, etc.)

Kanji and stroke order

肥

fertilizer, get fat, fertile

on: ヒ
kun: こ.える、こえ、こ.やす、こ.やし

8 strokes · JLPT 1

育

bring up, grow up, raise

on: イク
kun: そだ.つ、そだ.ち、そだ.てる、はぐく.む

8 strokes · JLPT 2

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
肥やす	こやす koyasu	to fertilize; to fertilise; to manure
教育	きょういく kyouiku	education; schooling; training
体育	たいいく taiiku	physical education; PE; gym (class)

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.