Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level: N1
Stroke count: 12
Meaning: dilate, distend, bulge, fill out, swell
Kunyomi: は.れる ふく.らむ ふく.れる
Onyomi: チョウ
Composition: 月 長
Radical: 肉
Meaning: meat
脹満 (チョウマン) tympanites, abdominal dropsy, bloating of the abdominal region
鼓腸 (コチョウ) flatulence, meteorism, tympanites, bloat, bloating
腫脹 (シュチョウ) swelling
腫れる (はれる) to swell (from inflammation), to become swollen
膨らむ (ふくらむ) to expand, to swell (out), to get big, to become inflated
膨れる (ふくれる) to swell (out), to expand, to be inflated, to distend, to bulge, to get cross, to get sulky, to pout