— swell, get fat, thick

  • JLPT N1
  • 16 strokes
  • Secondary (Jōyō)
  • Radical 肉
  • #1293 most frequent

Readings

On'yomi
ボウ
Kun'yomi
ふく.らむふく.れる

Example words

  • 膨脹ぼうちょうexpansion; swelling; increase; growth
  • 膨大ぼうだいhuge; bulky; enormous; extensive; swelling; expansion
  • 膨れるふくれる(1) to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to distend; to bulge (2) to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
  • 膨らむふくらむto expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
  • 膨らますふくらますto swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge