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膨らむ

ふくらむ

godan verbtransitive 他動詞intransitive 自動詞

Meanings

1to expand
2to swell (out)
3to become inflated
4to get big

Example sentence

タイヤに空気を入れれば膨らむ。

If you pump air into a tire, it expands.

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Kanji in this word

膨Swell, Get Fat, Thick16 strokes

More words with 膨

膨大ぼうだい · enormousN2 膨張ぼうちょう · expansionN1 膨れるふくれる · to swell (out)N1 膨らますふくらます · to swellN2 熱膨張ねつぼうちょう ·

Full entry on Jisho

thermal expansion

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