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膨

膨 — swell, get fat, thick

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ボウ
Kun
ふくらむ, ふくれる
Strokes
16
JLPT
N1
School grade
8

Common words with 膨

  • 膨大ぼうだいhuge; vast; enormous; colossal; extensive; largeCommon

    インテル社はその発明で膨大な特許料を得ている。
    Intel gets a huge royalty from the invention.

  • 膨張ぼうちょうexpansion; swelling; increase; growthCommon

    多くの天文学者は、宇宙は永遠に膨張してゆくものだと考えている。
    Many astronomers assume that the universe expands infinitely.

  • 膨れるふくれるto swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to distend; to bulgeCommon

    たくさん食べたので腹が膨れた。
    I've had enough, so my stomach is full.

  • 膨らますふくらますto swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulgeCommon
  • 膨らむふくらむto expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflatedCommon
  • 膨らみふくらみswelling; bulge; puffOccasional
  • 膨れふくれscab; swelling; puffinessOccasional
  • 膨張度ぼうちょうどdilation (of a sound wave in acoustics)Rare
  • 膨張率ぼうちょうりつrate of expansionRare
  • 膨張式ぼうちょうしきinflatable (in the sense of "needs to be inflated for normal use")Rare
  • 膨張宇宙ぼうちょううちゅうexpanding universeRare
  • 膨張剤ぼうちょうざいleavening agent (such as sourdough, yeast, baking powder)Rare
  • 自動膨張式じどうぼうちょうしきself-inflatingRare
  • 熱膨張ねつぼうちょうthermal expansionRare
  • 可膨張式かぼうちょうしきinflatable (in the sense of "can be inflated")Rare
  • 通貨膨張つうかぼうちょうcurrency expansion; inflation of currencyRare
  • 想像を膨らませるそうぞうをふくらませるto make (someone's) imagination go wild; to inspire (someone's) imaginationRare
  • 胸を膨らませるむねをふくらませるto be filled with (expectation, hope, joy)Rare
  • 膨張係数ぼうちょうけいすうcoefficient of expansionRare
  • 熱膨張係数ねつぼうちょうけいすうthermal expansion coefficientRare

With the N5–N1 kanji, you can read 45 words that use 膨.

  • 膨大 ぼうだい huge; vast; enormous; colossal; extensive; large
  • 膨張 ぼうちょう expansion; swelling; increase; growth
  • 膨れる ふくれる to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to distend; to bulge
  • 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

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