Word details

膨れる

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 膨れる.

Dictionary

Entry

膨れるくれる脹れるIntransitiveIchidan verbFreq #8942
1

to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to distend; to bulge

Examples
たくさん食べたので腹が膨れた
I've had enough, so my stomach is full.
2

to get cross; to get sulky; to pout

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

swell, get fat, thick

16 strokesFrequency 1,293JLPT N1Grade 8

On

ボウ

Kun

ふく.らむふく.れる

dilate, distend, bulge, fill out, swell

12 strokesJLPT N1Grade 9

On

チョウ

Kun

は.れるふく.らむふく.れる

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