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    3. 膨らむ

    膨らむ

    膨ふくら​む​

    to expand

    N2KMT8News #18+1CoreVerb, IntransitiveNature & EnvironmentKanji Vocab21 strokes

    脹らむ

    ふくらむ

    Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    to expand, to swell (out), to get big, to become inflated

    Stroke 0 / 21

    Speed1.0x

    風ふう船せんが膨ふくらんだ。

    The balloon inflated.

    KMT6Daily Life
    期き待たいが胸むねの中なかで大おおきく膨ふくらんだ。

    Expectations swelled greatly in my chest.

    KMT8Emotions & Psychology
    雨あめが降ふると、川かわの水すい位いが膨ふくらむ。

    When it rains, the river's water level swells.

    KMT8Nature & EnvironmentWeather & Geography
    パン生き地じが発はっ酵こうして、だんだん膨ふくらんでいく。

    The bread dough ferments and gradually expands.

    KMT8Food & DiningScience & Math
    予よ算さんが当とう初しょの計けい画かくよりも膨ふくらんでしまった。

    The budget swelled beyond the initial plan.

    KMT9Business & Finance

    Characters that make up this word

    膨
    ふく.らむ・ふく.れる…(1)
    swell・get fat・thick
    Kanji
    ら
    ra
    Kana
    む
    mu
    Kana
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