To Get Fat
To Gain Weight
intransitive verb, godan verb
This word consists of kanji with hiragana attached. Because the hiragana ends with an う sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means fat so the verb form of that is to get fat.
Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use the kun'yomi reading. You learned that reading with the kanji, so you should be good to go. But here's a mnemonic just in case:
It's easy to get fat if you're always in your futon (ふと).
ジュースばっかりのむと太るよ。
You'll get fat if you only drink juice.
たべても太らない人がうらやましい。
I envy people who don't get fat even though they eat a lot.
さいきん犬が太ってきたので、いっしょにダイエットをしてます。
As my dog is gaining weight these days, we are on a diet together.