How to say "manure" in Japanese

• 肥料ひりょうJLPT N1approx.Common
  nounThe broadest term, covering 'manure' alongside 'fertilizer' and 'compost' in general. If you simply mean material spread on soil to nourish plants, this is the safe default word.
• 堆肥たいひCommon
  nounCovers 'compost' and 'manure' as decomposed organic matter heaped and rotted for soil improvement. Choose this when the emphasis is on composted material rather than fertilizer in general.
• 肥やしこやしCommon
  nounA native word covering 'manure', 'dung' and 'night soil'. It suits animal or human waste used to fertilize fields, with a traditional, earthy flavor compared with 肥料.
• 肥こえCommon
  nounCovers the same senses as 肥やし — manure, dung, night soil — but as a bare noun it is less often the word you want in ordinary speech; 肥やし or 肥料 usually works better.
• 肥やすこやすCommon
  godan verb, transitive verbThe verb, for the sense 'to manure', also meaning 'to fertilize' or 'to enrich'. Use it when describing the action of making soil or crops more fertile, rather than naming the material itself.

Use 肥料 for fertilizer in general, 堆肥 for compost specifically, 「肥やし」 or 肥 for manure or dung, and the verb 「肥やす」 when 'manure' means 'to fertilize or enrich' something.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 肥料ひりょうmanure
• 堆肥たいひcompost
• 肥やしこやしmanure
• 肥こえmanure
• 肥やすこやすto fertilize
• 下肥しもごえmanure
• 厩肥きゅうひmanure
• 積み肥つみごえcompost