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Kotomora

脹

dilate, distend, bulge, fill out, swell

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Readings

On'yomi

  • チョウ

Kun'yomi

  • は.れる
  • ふく.らむ
  • ふく.れる

Meaning

脹 centers on expansion from within: swelling, bulging, or distending, whether a body part, an object, or a feeling of fullness.

Most common words using 脹

  • 腫脹しゅちょう

    swelling

  • 脹脛ふくらはぎ

    calf

  • リンパ節腫脹リンパせつしゅちょう

    enlargement of the lymph nodes; swollen lymph nodes; lymphadenopathy

  • 脹満ちょうまん

    tympanites; abdominal dropsy; bloating of the abdominal region

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Etymology

脹 combines ⺼ (flesh/body part) with 長, which likely contributes both sound and the idea of lengthening or expanding, giving the sense of bodily swelling.

Meaning mnemonic

The flesh radical ⺼ beside 長 (long) suggests a body part growing longer or larger: swelling or bulging out.

Reading mnemonic

For チョウ, imagine a long swelling named Chou: Chou -> チョウ, and the flesh part expands like a balloon.