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    3. 膨れ上がる

    膨れ上がる

    膨ふくれ​上あが​る​

    to swell up

    NTVerb, IntransitiveNature & EnvironmentKanji Vocab27 strokes

    脹れ上がる膨れあがる脹れあがる膨れ上る脹れ上るふくれ上がる

    ふくれあがる

    Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    to swell up, to bulge
    2.
    to swell (of a budget, population, etc.), to increase significantly, to balloon

    Stroke 0 / 27

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    膨
    ふく.らむ・ふく.れる…(1)
    swell・get fat・thick
    Kanji
    上
    うえ・-うえ・うわ-・かみ・あ.げる・-あ.げる…(22)
    above・up
    Kanji
    れ
    re
    Kana
    が
    ga
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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