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Secondary schoolJLPT N1

swell, get fat, thick

16 strokes · frequency rank #1293

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ボウ
Kun
ふく.らむ、ふく.れる

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Common words

  1. ぼうだいhuge; vast; enormous; colossal1
    • Intel gets a huge royalty from the invention.

    • My uncle is possessed of great wealth.

    • Compiling a dictionary demands an enormous amount of time.

  2. ぼうちょうexpansion; swelling; increase; growth2
    • Many astronomers assume that the universe expands infinitely.

    • Water expands with heat.

    • Heat expands most things.

  3. ふくらむto expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated3
    • A gust of wind swelled the sails.

    • If you pump air into a tire, it expands.

    • The turnover on the Tokyo stock Exchange swelled to the year's record.

  4. ふくれるto swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to distend4
    • I've had enough, so my stomach is full.

    • She refused to play with it, and just sat there looking angry.

  5. ふくらますto swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge5
    • Yeast makes dough rise.

    • She expanded her cheeks.

    • We set out on our journey full of hope.

  6. ふくらみswelling; bulge; puff6

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