Word Meaning 膨らす

ふくらす fukurasu

膨らす is read as ふくらす (fukurasu) and means to expand.

Meaning

English

to expand
to inflate

Reading

Kana

ふくらす

Romaji

fukurasu

Writing Variants

脹らす ふくらす fukurasu

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 141297 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

膨らます

ふくらます

to swell

膨大

ぼうだい

swelling

膨張

ぼうちょう

expansion

膨れる

ふくれる

to get cross

膨らむ

ふくらむ

to expand

膨らみ

ふくらみ

swelling

膨大部

ぼうだいぶ

ampulla

膨張係数

ぼうちょうけいすう

coefficient of expansion

膨張度

ぼうちょうど

dilation (of a sound wave in acoustics)

膨張式

ぼうちょうしき

inflatable (in the sense of "needs to be inflated for normal use")

膨れ上がる

ふくれあがる

to swell up

膨張率

ぼうちょうりつ

rate of expansion