This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: チョウ、は.れる、ふく.らむ、ふく.れる
Romaji: chō, ha.reru, fuku.ramu, fuku.reru
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

dilate, distend, bulge, fill out, swell

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  12
Radical Number:  130
Frequency: 
Grade:  9
Skip Pattern:  1-4-8
Korean Reading:  chang
Chinese Reading:  zhang4
Unicode:  8139
JIS:  4431

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1003
Nelson Index: 3782
New Nelson Index: 4832
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4b8.1
Four Corner Index: 7123.2
Guide to Remembering Index: 1593
Gakken Index: 2033
Daikanwanjiten Index: 29570
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 9.0320
Remembering the kanji Index: 1923
Kodansha Compact Index: 1037
Kanji in Context Index: 1927
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 685
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 916
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1942
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2073
Essential Kanji Index: 1861
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1265
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3965
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1549

Words

ふくらし粉 (ふくらしこ)
baking powder
膨張 (ぼうちょう)
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
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
膨らむ (ふくらむ)
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
脹脛 (ふくらはぎ)
calf (of leg)
腫脹 (しゅちょう)
swelling
膨れ上がる (ふくれあがる)
to swell up
膨れっ面 (ふくれっつら)
sulky look; sullen look
膨らみ (ふくらみ)
swelling; bulge; puff
脹満 (ちょうまん)
tympanites; abdominal dropsy; bloating of the abdominal region
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