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膨ふくらむ

N2
ふくらむ fukuramu
  1. to expand
  2. to swell (out)
  3. to get big
  4. to become inflated
godan verbintransitive

Chinese meanings

膨胀

Examples

  • タイヤに空くう気きを入いれれば膨ふくらむ。
    If you pump air into a tire, it expands.
    给轮胎打气就会膨胀。
  • 一いち陣じんの風かぜをうけて帆ほがふくらんだ。
    A gust of wind swelled the sails.
    一阵风吹来,帆鼓了起来。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('b683e19feb'); // 膨らむ
{
  "id": "b683e19feb",
  "word": "膨らむ",
  "reading": "ふくらむ",
  "romaji": "fukuramu",
  "meanings": [
    "to expand",
    "to swell (out)",
    "to get big",
    "to become inflated"
  ],
  "level": "N2",
  "pos": [
    "v5m",
    "vi"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1519990,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "タイヤに空気を入れれば膨らむ。",
      "furigana": "タイヤに{空気|くうき}を{入|い}れれば{膨|ふく}らむ。",
      "en": "If you pump air into a tire, it expands.",
      "tatoeba_id": 203879
    },
    {
      "ja": "一陣の風をうけて帆がふくらんだ。",
      "furigana": "{一陣|いちじん}の{風|かぜ}をうけて{帆|ほ}がふくらんだ。",
      "en": "A gust of wind swelled the sails.",
      "tatoeba_id": 190440
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "76ea23ef58316a42051e6c9f96a67de826826e9700f354579ed3f6f6638f1621",
    "meanings": [
      "膨胀"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "タイヤに空気を入れれば膨らむ。",
        "zh": "给轮胎打气就会膨胀。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "一陣の風をうけて帆がふくらんだ。",
        "zh": "一阵风吹来,帆鼓了起来。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n2/b683e19feb",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1519990; checked against downloaded JMdict_e.gz on 2026-10-28",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "db2d319288cc5b08bb585da288a9f34118e5f6295aa316313c36d8ef9f782c2e"
  }
}