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膨

swell
Stroke count: 16

Readings

On readingボウ
Kun readingふく.らむ、ふく.れる
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. swellRtK
  2. get fat
  3. thick
  1. to expand
  2. to swell (out)
  3. to get big
  4. to become inflated

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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moon (月) · month (月) · flesh (月) · part of the body (月) · drum · samurai · beans · table · one (一) · mouth (口) · shape

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1855

Compound words

膨張ぼうちょう
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
膨大ぼうだい
huge; vast; enormous; colossal; extensive
膨らむふくらむ
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
膨れるふくれる
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to distend; to bulge
膨らますふくらます
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge

Stroke Order

16 strokes

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