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膨

膨 (swell, get fat, thick)

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

Readings

On'yomi 音読み
ボウ
Kun'yomi 訓読み
ふく.らむふく.れる

Example words & Vocabulary

Example sentences 3

水みずは熱ねつで膨張ぼうちょうする。

Water expands with heat.

桜さくらのつぼみが膨ふくらんだのね。

The cherry blossom buds swelled.

期待きたいに胸むねを膨ふくらませていた。

We were filled with joyful expectation.

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