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膨らむ (ふくらむ) — to expand | JLPT N2 · Nihongo Circle

膨らむ

ふくらむ

N2

godan verbtransitive 他動詞intransitive 自動詞

Meanings

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

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Kanji in this word

膨Swell, Get Fat, Thick16 strokes

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