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Kanji Detail for 膨 - "to swell, to inflate, to expand"

膨

  • Meaning

    膨 means "to swell, to inflate, to expand."

    1. Swell - To expand; to increase in size.

    2. Inflate - To fill with air; to enlarge.

    3. Expand - To grow larger.

  • Words using 膨

    • 膨張 ぼうちょう Listen expansion; swelling; increase
    • 膨らます ふくらます Listen to swell; to expand; to inflate

  • Tattoo check: 膨

    • Verified meaning: to swell, to inflate, to expand
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read すえなが)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 膨

    Surnames 膨(すえなが)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    swell; get fat; thick

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    to swell; swollen, bloated, inflated

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    swollen

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    bloated, inflated, swollen; to swell

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    膨脝. A swollen appearance. Hence calling the expansion of things 膨漲 (inflate).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    boh(ボウ) ボウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    fuku.ramu(ふく-らむ) ふく-らむ

    fuku.reru(ふく-れる) ふく-れる

  • Strokes

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    16 strokes

  • Radical

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    肉 月 (niku・nikuzuki)

  • Related Keywords

    to swell to inflate to expand bulge grow bigger bloat distend enlarge amplify broaden dilate increase stretch

Sentences including 膨

  • Water expands with heat.

  • Our universe is expanding.

  • Tom gets cross easily.

  • My cake didn't rise.

  • We were filled with joyful expectation.

  • Heat expands most things.

  • I've had enough, so my stomach is full.

  • Will the universe expand indefinitely?

  • If you pump air into a tire, it expands.

  • When I drink carbonated water my stomach quickly starts feeling inflated.

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