Godan verb, intransitive verb

  1. to expand, to swell (out), to get big, to become inflated.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
膨らむ ふくらむ
 
 
脹らむ ふくらむ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

swell, get fat, thick
ふく.らむ ボウ (8th, N1)
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)
swelling, sound of drum
ホウ (Kentei 1)
drum, surname
シュ チュ たてる
ten
ジュウ ジッ ジュッ (1st, N5)
beans, pea, midget
まめ トウ ズ (3rd, N1)
delicious(旨) variant
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
three, hair ornament, short hair or fur radical (no. 59)
サン セン (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)