Word Meaning 脹ら

ふくら fukura

脹ら is read as ふくら (fukura) and means curve of the tip of a sword.

Meaning

English

  1. curve of the tip of a sword
  2. length of a bow
  3. bulge
  4. swelling

Reading

Kana

ふくら

Romaji

fukura

Writing Variants

  • 膨ら ふくら fukura

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

脹れ上る

ふくれあがる

to swell up

脹れっ面

ふくれっつら

sulky look

脹満

ちょうまん

tympanites

下脹れ

しもぶくれ

round-faced

水脹れ

みずぶくれ

blister

着脹れる

きぶくれる

to be thickly clad

火脹れ

ひぶくれ

blister

青脹れ

あおぶくれ

dropsical (blue-green) swelling

Example Sentences

3

ふうせんがふくらみすぎてわれた。

The balloon swelled too much and burst.

ぱんがこんがりふくらんだ。

The bread rose nicely and turned golden brown.

かれのふくらんだむねはじしんにみちていた。

His puffed-out chest showed confidence.