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    3. むくむく

    むくむく

    むくむく

    rising up (of smoke, clouds, etc.)

    NTNature & EnvironmentEmotions & PsychologyKana Vocab8 strokes

    むくむく

    Adverb, Verb, Particle, Noun, Participle

    1.
    rising up (of smoke, clouds, etc.), towering, billowing
    onomatopoeic or mimetic word
    2.
    plump, chubby
    onomatopoeic or mimetic word

    Adverb, Particle

    3.
    welling up (of an emotion), boiling up
    onomatopoeic or mimetic word
    4.
    getting up, stirring, moving about
    onomatopoeic or mimetic word

    Adverb, Verb, Particle, Noun, Participle

    5.
    shaggy, hairy
    onomatopoeic or mimetic word

    Stroke 0 / 8

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    Kana that make up this word

    む
    mu
    く
    ku
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