肥満|ひまんhiman[0]heiban (flat)
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- suru verb, intransitive verb, no-adjectivecorpulence; fatness; obesity
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.
- 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


