漢字道KANJIDO

16 strokesRadical

3Junior high level16 strokesRadical
On
ボウ
Kun
ふく.らむ・ふく.れる
Meaning
swell; expand

Origin

ORIGIN

月 "flesh" with 彭: the body swelling — to swell, to expand.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

ボウ膨大
ふくらむ膨らむ・膨らみ
ふくれる膨れる・青膨れ

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 膨張ぼうちょう

    expansion

  • 膨大ぼうだい

    enormous

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

資料が膨大な量になった。

The materials grew to an enormous volume.

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