肥満|ひまんhiman[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. suru verb, intransitive verb, no-adjectivecorpulence; fatness; obesity
    運動うんどうを全然ぜんぜんしないことやら肥満ひまんやらで、彼かれは心臓しんぞう発作ほっさを起おこした。↗
    What with having no exercise and being overweight, he had a heart attack.
Conjugation
Dictionary form肥満する(ひまんする)
Polite (masu)肥満します(ひまんします)
Negative (nai)肥満しない(ひまんしない)
polite (masen)肥満しません(ひまんしません)
classical zu / nu肥満せず・肥満せぬ(ひまんせず・ひまんせぬ)
Past (ta)肥満した(ひまんした)
polite (mashita)肥満しました(ひまんしました)
Past negative (nakatta)肥満しなかった(ひまんしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)肥満しませんでした(ひまんしませんでした)
Te form肥満して(ひまんして)
Potential肥満できる(ひまんできる)
Passive肥満される(ひまんされる)
Causative肥満させる(ひまんさせる)
Causative passive肥満させられる(ひまんさせられる)
Conditional (ba)肥満すれば(ひまんすれば)
tara肥満したら(ひまんしたら)
Volitional肥満しよう(ひまんしよう)
polite (mashou)肥満しましょう(ひまんしましょう)
Imperative肥満しろ(ひまんしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym太り肉ふとりじしWrittenWritten/formal prose. Describes a big, fleshy build; rare and mainly about looks. 「肥満」 is excessive fatness, used in daily life and medicine.
  • SynonymデブCasualColloquial term for a fat person, with a derogatory ring; rude to say to someone's face. 「肥満」 is the neutral word.
  • SynonymでぶっちょCasualColloquial slang for a little fatty, teasing and contemptuous; 「肥満」 is the neutral term.
  • RelatedぽってりCasualColloquial mimetic word for plump, rounded fullness or thickness, as in 「ぽってりした唇」; 「肥満」 leans toward medical obesity.
  • Related肉付きの良いにくづきのよいNeutralDescribes a pleasingly plump, well-proportioned figure with a positive nuance; works in speech and writing. 「肥満」 is excessive fatness, a health problem.
  • Antonym痩身そうしんWrittenWritten/formal prose. A slim figure or slimming, as in 「痩身エステ」; the opposite of 「肥満」 on the fat-thin scale.
  • AntonymやせNeutralThinness or a thin person, as in 「痩せ型」; the opposite of 「肥満」 in body build.

For excessive obesity use 「肥満」, the neutral word in both daily and medical contexts, as in 「肥満体」「肥満防止」. For a fat person colloquially use 「デブ」; for plump, rounded fullness use 「ぽってり」 or 「肉付きの良い」. The opposites are 「痩せ」 and 「痩身」.

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

Japanese definitions
  1. 肥え太こえふとること。
  2. 肥え太こえふとる。
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