膨

16 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 8th grade
JLPT exam level N1

swell, get fat, thick

Kun'yomi
  • ふくらむ
    		to expand
  • ふくれる
    		to swell (out) ②to get cross
On'yomi
  • ボウ

Main Radical

肉(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ふくらむふくれる 66.4%
ボウ 33.6%

Character 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)

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References

Unicode hex code 81A8
JIS X 0208 1-43-36
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3818
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Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1354
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1043
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1735
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4b12.1
Four corner code 7222.2
De Roo Code 3960