Vocabulary
What does 膨れる (ふくれる, fukureru) mean?
膨れる (ふくれる, fukureru) means to swell, to bulge; to sulk, to pout.
Quick facts| Reading | ふくれる |
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| Romaji | fukureru |
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| Part of speech | ichidan verb, intransitive |
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| Level (estimated, JLPT framework) | N1 |
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N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonfukureru
to swell, to bulge; to sulk, to pout
- 1ichidan verb · intransitive to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated
- 2ichidan verb · intransitive to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
Example sentences
パンが焼けて丸く膨れた。
The bread baked up round and puffy.
弟は叱られて頬を膨れさせた。
My younger brother puffed out his cheeks after being scolded.
