Word Meaning 膨らむ

ふくらむ fukuramu

膨らむ is read as ふくらむ (fukuramu) and means to expand.

Meaning

English

to expand
to swell (out)
to get big
to become inflated

Reading

Kana

ふくらむ

Romaji

fukuramu

Writing Variants

脹らむ ふくらむ fukuramu

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Antonyms 萎む・凋む Rank 6514 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

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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

膨らます

ふくらます

to swell

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)

自動膨張式

じどうぼうちょうしき

self-inflating

線膨張係数

せんぼうちょうけいすう

coefficient of linear expansion

信用膨張

しんようぼうちょう

expansion of credit

可膨張式

かぼうちょうしき

inflatable (in the sense of "can be inflated")

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シルバニアファミリー夢ふくらむあこがれの街 Sylvanian Families: Yume Fukuramu Akogare no Machi