JLPT N1 · 16 strokes
Kanji 膨: "swell, get fat, thick"
The kanji 膨 means "swell, get fat, thick". It is written with 16 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ボウ in on'yomi and ふく.らむ, ふく.れる in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ボウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ふく.らむふく.れる
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | swell, get fat, thick |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 16 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1293 of 2,501 |
Common words with 膨
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 膨らむto expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
- 膨大huge; vast; enormous; colossal · swelling; expansion
- 膨れるto swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to distend · to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
- 膨れ上がるto swell up; to bulge · to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
- 膨らみswelling; bulge; puff
- 膨張expansion; swelling; increase; growth
- 膨よかplump; fleshy; well-rounded; full · pleasant (fragrance); rich
- 膨らますto swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
- 膨らすto expand; to inflate
- 小鼻を膨らますto look displeased; to flare one's nostrils
- 膨満distention; fullness; inflation; flatulence
- 着膨れるto be thickly clad
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