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Kanji Detail for 脹 - "swell, bulge"

脹

  • Meaning

    脹 means "swell, bulge." Also associated with plump.

    1. Swell - To expand; to become larger.

    2. Bulge - To protrude; to puff out.

    3. Plump - Full and rounded; chubby.

  • Tattoo check: 脹

    • Verified meaning: swell, bulge
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Also carries these associations: plump

    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.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    dilate; distend; bulge; fill out; swell

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    swell, inflate, expand

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to swell; to distend; to expand; swollen; bloated

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    swelling, inflation

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

    A full belly. Colloquially, when skin swells, it is also called 脹 (swelling).

  • Onyomi

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    choh(チョウ) チョウ

  • Kunyomi

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    fuku.ramu(ふく-らむ) ふく-らむ

    fuku.reru(ふく-れる) ふく-れる

    ha.reru(は-れる) は-れる

  • Strokes

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    12 strokes

  • Radical

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    肉 月 (niku・nikuzuki)

  • Related Keywords

    swell bulge plump bloating distension edema enlargement expand expansion inflate protrude puff surge full extend

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