Meaning of 膨らむ in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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膨らむ, 脹らむJLPT 2
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Kana Readingふくらむ
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Romajifukuramu
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Godan verb with `mu` ending, intransitive verb
- Meaning
- to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
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Example Sentences
膨らむ, 脹らむ, ふくらむ used in context
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Her pockets were bulging with walnuts.
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抜本的に事業の再構築を行ったおかげで、当社の黒字は３倍に膨らんだ。
Thank to a fundamental restructuring, our surplus has swelled threefold.
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The turnover on the Tokyo stock Exchange swelled to the year's record.
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The new students entered the hall full of hope.
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We were filled with joyful expectation.
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A blast of wind swelled the sails.
Verb Conjugations
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Kanji found in this word
dilate, distend, bulge, fill out, swell
On: チョウ
Kun: は.れる, ふく.らむ, ふく.れる
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