Word Meaning 膨張

ぼうちょう bouchou

膨張 is read as ぼうちょう (bouchou) and means expansion.

Meaning

English

expansion
swelling
increase
growth

Reading

Kana

ぼうちょう

Romaji

bouchou

Writing Variants

膨脹ぼうちょう bouchou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 27 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 5126 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

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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")

膨張率

ぼうちょうりつ

rate of expansion

膨張宇宙

ぼうちょううちゅう

expanding universe

膨張剤

ぼうちょうざい

leavening agent (such as sourdough, yeast, baking powder)

信用膨張

しんようぼうちょう

expansion of credit

通貨膨張

つうかぼうちょう

currency expansion

線膨張

せんぼうちょう

linear expansion

熱膨張

ねつぼうちょう

thermal expansion

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