Word Meaning 鼓脹

こちょう kochou

鼓脹 is read as こちょう (kochou) and means flatulence.

Meaning

English

  1. flatulence
  2. meteorism
  3. tympanites
  4. bloat
  5. bloating

Reading

Kana

こちょう

Romaji

kochou

Writing Variants

  • 鼓腸 こちょう kochou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 25 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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鼓動

こどう

beat

鼓舞

こぶ

encouragement

つづみ

hand drum

鼓膜

こまく

eardrum

鼓手長

こしゅちょう

drum major

鼓手

こしゅ

drummer

太鼓

たいこ

drum

舌鼓

したつづみ

smacking one's lips (over food)

太鼓判

たいこばん

large seal

大太鼓

おおだいこ

large drum

脹れ上る

ふくれあがる

to swell up

下脹れ

しもぶくれ

round-faced