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    3. 膨

    膨

    膨ふく.らむ

    swell

    N1KMT9Freq #1293Core ConceptsKanji16 strokes

    Kun'yomi

    ふく.らむふく.れる

    On'yomi

    ボウ

    swellget fatthick

    月彭

    月
    士
    豆
    口
    彡

    Stroke 0 / 16

    Speed1.0x

    髻澎膳頡鼓彫彭噎膳髻

    Concepts using this kanji

    膨大

    huge

    膨張

    expansion

    膨れる

    to swell (out)

    膨らます

    to swell

    膨らむ

    to expand

    膨大部

    ampulla

    膨らみ

    swelling

    膨化

    swelling

    膨化食品

    puffed food

    下膨れ

    round-faced

    信用膨張

    expansion of credit

    膨れ上がる

    to swell up

    自由膨張

    free expansion

    可膨張式

    inflatable (in the sense of "can be inflated")

    自動膨張式

    self-inflating

    海膨

    rise

    膨張式

    inflatable (in the sense of "needs to be inflated for normal use")

    膨張度

    dilation (of a sound wave in acoustics)

    膨張係数

    coefficient of expansion

    思う事言わねば腹膨る

    if you don't speak your mind, you'll feel uneasy afterwards

    膨張率

    rate of expansion

    線膨張

    linear expansion

    線膨張係数

    coefficient of linear expansion

    着膨れる

    to be thickly clad

    着膨れ

    bundling up (in layers of clothes)

    通貨膨張

    currency expansion

    風船ガムを膨らませる

    to blow a bubble (with bubble gum)

    膨満

    inflation

    熱膨張係数

    thermal expansion coefficient

    膨圧

    turgor pressure

    熱膨張

    thermal expansion

    青膨れ

    dropsical (blue-green) swelling

    想像を膨らませる

    to make (someone's) imagination go wild

    膨張宇宙

    expanding universe

    小鼻を膨らます

    to look displeased

    膨張剤

    leavening agent (such as sourdough, yeast, baking powder)

    胸を膨らませる

    to be filled with (expectation, hope, joy)

    膨隆

    swelling up

    膨らか

    plump

    膨らかす

    to expand

    膨れ

    scab

    膨ら

    curve of the tip of a sword

    膨よか

    plump

    膨らせる

    to puff up

    膨らす

    to expand

    膨潤

    swelling (with fluid)

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    Used in vocabulary

    • 口
    • 士
    • 彡
    • 月
    • 豆

    is_used_in

    • 膨よか
    • 下膨れ
    • 青膨れ
    • 熱膨張係数
    • 膨らます
    • 膨らみ
    • 膨らむ
    • 膨張
    • 膨張度
    • 膨張率
    • 膨満
    • 膨れる
    • 膨大
    • 膨隆
    • 着膨れる
    • 着膨れ
    • 膨れ上がる
    • 海膨
    • 膨張剤
    • 膨らせる
    • 自動膨張式
    • 膨張式
    • 可膨張式
    • 膨潤
    • 思う事言わねば腹膨る
    • 膨圧
    • 膨らす
    • 膨らか
    • 膨らかす
    • 膨張宇宙
    • 通貨膨張
    • 膨張係数
    • 膨大部
    • 熱膨張
    • 膨れ
    • 風船ガムを膨らませる
    • 小鼻を膨らます
    • 線膨張係数
    • 線膨張
    • 想像を膨らませる
    • 信用膨張
    • 膨ら
    • 膨化
    • 胸を膨らませる
    • 膨化食品
    • 自由膨張

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