Memory phrase for the Kanji: 膨


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Meaning swell, expand, get fat, bulge

Pronunciation


fukuramu/reru

Explanation

From left: body /, drums (with a twig on a bean-like drums), hair (here: water )

Mnemonic


 
The bodies of the ten beans in the water swell and expand.

Radicals

body part, meatThe radical niku is typically at the left side of a composition and drawn as: , which looks equal to: "moon, month " but has the meaning 'body part'.
drumRadical: tsuzumi
beanThe radical mame is interpreted as showing a bean that is in a pot (with a stand).
hairThe radical sanzukuri shows three hair.
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 Vocabulary

膨らます ふくらます  to swell, to expand, to inflate, to bulge
膨らむ ふくらむ  to expand, to swell (out), to get big, to become inflated
膨れる ふくれる  to get cross, to get sulky, to swell (out), to expand, to be inflated, to distend, to bulge
膨大 ぼうだい  huge, bulky, enormous, extensive, swelling, expansion
膨張 ぼうちょう  expansion, swelling, increase, growth

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