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膨
Kanji meaning "swell, get fat, thick"
Stroke order
Jiten frequency #1287
JLPT N1
Secondary
Kanken Level 3
WaniKani Level 52
RTK
KLC Volume 9
TMW Debut Idol
16 strokes
Meanings
swell, get fat, thick
On'yomi
ボウ
Kun'yomi
ふく.らむ
ふく.れる
Stroke order
(16 strokes)
Composed of
月
month
radical
彭
swelling
phonetic
Components and stroke order from
KanjiVG
(
CC BY-SA 3.0
)
Reading usage
ぼう
27 (47%)
ふく
23 (40%)
ぶく
7 (12%)
すえなが
1 (2%)
膨
(
ぼう
)
大
(
だい
)
huge
#6154
膨
(
ぼう
)
張
(
ちょう
)
expansion
#11613
膨
(
ぼう
)
張
(
ちょう
)
率
(
りつ
)
rate of expansion
#88142
膨
(
ぼう
)
脹
(
ちょう
)
expansion
#94742
熱
(
ねつ
)
膨
(
ぼう
)
張
(
ちょう
)
thermal expansion
#104760
膨
(
ぼう
)
満
(
まん
)
distention
#105078
膨
(
ぼう
)
隆
(
りゅう
)
swelling up
#194810
膨
(
ぼう
)
圧
(
あつ
)
turgor pressure
#227386
膨
(
ぼう
)
潤
(
じゅん
)
swelling (with fluid)
#236699
膨
(
ぼう
)
張
(
ちょう
)
式
(
しき
)
inflatable (in the sense of "needs to be inflated for normal use")
#258834
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Most common words using this kanji
膨
(
ふく
)
らむ
to expand
#3166
膨
(
ぼう
)
大
(
だい
)
huge
#6154
膨
(
ふく
)
れ
上
(
あ
)
がる
to swell up
#8690
膨
(
ふく
)
れる
to swell (out)
#9525
膨
(
ふく
)
らみ
swelling
#11587
膨
(
ぼう
)
張
(
ちょう
)
expansion
#11613
膨
(
ふく
)
れあがる
to swell up
#22531
膨
(
ふく
)
らます
to swell
#25780
胸
(
むね
)
を
膨
(
ふく
)
らませる
to be filled with (expectation, hope, joy)
#32886
膨
(
ふく
)
れっ
面
(
つら
)
sulky look (often with puffed cheeks)
#46099
想
(
そう
)
像
(
ぞう
)
を
膨
(
ふく
)
らませる
to make (someone's) imagination go wild
#53410
膨
(
すえなが
)
Suenaga
#70911
膨
(
ぼう
)
張
(
ちょう
)
率
(
りつ
)
rate of expansion
#88142
膨
(
ふく
)
れ
面
(
つら
)
sulky look (often with puffed cheeks)
#93311
膨
(
ぼう
)
脹
(
ちょう
)
expansion
#94742
膨
(
ふく
)
らす
to expand
#98801
小
(
こ
)
鼻
(
ばな
)
を
膨
(
ふく
)
らます
to look displeased
#102876
着
(
き
)
膨
(
ぶく
)
れる
to be thickly clad
#103055
熱
(
ねつ
)
膨
(
ぼう
)
張
(
ちょう
)
thermal expansion
#104760
膨
(
ぼう
)
満
(
まん
)
distention
#105078
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