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膨

Swell

WaniKani level 52JLPT N1Joyo general useTop 1,000-1,500 Β· #129316 strokes

Meanings

Swell, Get Fat, Thick

On'yomi

ぼう

Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.

Kun'yomi

ちく.らむ、 ちく.γ‚Œγ‚‹

Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.

Stroke order

Stroke order diagram for 膨

膨 is written in 16 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

About this kanji

膨 (Swell) is taught on WaniKani at level 52 and appears in the JLPT N1 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese secondary school as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #1293 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 16 strokes.

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