12 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Not a general use character
JLPT exam level N1

dilate, distend, bulge, fill out, swell

Kun'yomi
  • to swell (from inflammation)
  • to expand
  • to swell (out) ②to get cross
On'yomi
  • チョウ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ふくらむふくれる 80.0%
チョウ 20.0%

Character Breakdown

dilate, distend, bulge
ふく.らむ チョウ は.れる (N1)
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)
long, leader, superior
チョウ なが.い おさ (2nd, N5)
left hand
garment, clothes, dressing
イ ころも きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant

References

Unicode hex code 8139
JIS X 0208 1-36-17
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3782
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4832
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1003
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1265
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 685
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 916
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1923
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2073
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 2033
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1861
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 29570
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1593
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1922
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1549
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 2141
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1927
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1037
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1942
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4b8.1
Four corner code 7123.2
De Roo Code 3965