こえ
肥
と
取
　
り

noun

  1. night-soil man, night-soil woman.

noun, takes する

  1. removal of night-soil.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
こえ
肥
と
取
　
り
 肥取り こえとり

Contained Kanji Breakdown

fertilizer, get fat, fertile
こえ　ヒ　こ.える (5th, N1)
month, moon
つき　ゲツ　ガツ (1st, N5)
comma-design
ともえ　ハ　うずまき (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
sign of the snake or serpent, 9-11AM, sixth sign of Chinese zodiac
み　シ (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
self
コ　おのれ　キ (6th, N1)
take, fetch, take up
と.る　シュ　とり (3rd, N3)
ear
みみ　ジ　がみ (1st, N3)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また　ユウ　やす (8th, N1)