膨

swell, get fat, thick

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ボウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

ふく.らむふく.れる

Stroke Order

16 / 16

Information

Grade:8

Strokes:16

JLPT:N1

Frequency:1293

Vocabulary

ボウ

Word	Reading	Meaning
膨張	ボウチョウ	expansion; swelling; increase; growth
膨大	ボウダイ	huge; vast; enormous; colossal; extensive; large; swelling; expansion
熱膨張係数	ネツボウチョウケイスウ	thermal expansion coefficient
膨張度	ボウチョウド	dilation (of a sound wave in acoustics)
膨張率	ボウチョウリツ	rate of expansion

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
膨らます	ふくらます	to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
膨らむ	ふくらむ	to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
膨れる	ふくれる	to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to distend; to bulge; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
膨らみ	ふくらみ	swelling; bulge; puff
膨よか	ふくよか	plump; fleshy; well-rounded; full; pleasant (fragrance); rich

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