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腫れる · ichidan verb

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	腫はれる	腫はれない
Polite	腫はれます	腫はれません
Past polite	腫はれました	腫はれませんでした
Past	腫はれた	腫はれなかった
Te-form	腫はれて	腫はれないで
Desire	腫はれたい	腫はれたくない
Potential	腫はれられるalso 腫はれれる	腫はれられないalso 腫はれれない
Passive	腫はれられる	腫はれられない
Causative	腫はれさせる	腫はれさせない
Causative passive	腫はれさせられる	腫はれさせられない
Volitional	腫はれよう
Polite volitional	腫はれましょう
Imperative	腫はれろ	腫はれるな
Conditional	腫はれれば	腫はれなければ
Tara conditional	腫はれたら	腫はれなかったら

Pairs with腫らす

Meanings

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

swell; become swollen

Intransitive verb for body parts swelling due to inflammation, injury, or fluid retention. Often used with が to mark the swollen part.

虫むしに刺さされて、腕うでが腫はれた。
My arm swelled up after being bitten by a bug.
泣なきすぎて目めが腫はれてしまった。
I cried so much that my eyes became swollen.

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Usage patterns

〈場ば所しょ〉が腫はれるfor a part of the body to swell up
蜂はちに刺さされた手てが腫はれている。
My hand is swollen from a bee sting.
〈場ば所しょ〉が腫はれて痛いたいa body part is swollen and painful
足あし首くびが腫はれて痛いたい。
My ankle is swollen and hurts.
泣ないて〈場ば所しょ〉が腫はれるto cry so much that a body part (esp. eyes) swells up
一ひと晩ばん泣ないて目めが腫はれてしまった。
I cried all night and my eyes got swollen.

Expressions

惚ほれた腫はれたhead over heels; madly in love
出で物もの腫はれ物もの所ところ嫌きらわずwhen you've got to go, you've got to go; farts and boils aren't choosy about where they appear

Kanji

腫tumor, swelling
脹dilate, distend, bulge

Transitive / intransitive

腫はらす
腫らす is the transitive verb meaning to cause something to swell (e.g. 泣いて目を腫らす), while 腫れる is intransitive, describing the swelling itself.

Related words

膨ふくれるN1
膨れる is a broader intransitive verb for swelling or bulging (including abstract things like a budget or a sulky expression), while 腫れる is limited to bodily swelling from inflammation or injury.
むくむN1
腫れる covers swelling from injury or inflammation in general, while むくむ specifically refers to puffiness caused by fluid retention or fatigue.
肥ひ大だい
腫れる is the everyday verb for swelling from injury or inflammation, while 肥大 is a more formal, often medical noun for chronic or structural enlargement.

Don't confuse with

晴はれるN5
晴れる (weather clearing up) is pronounced identically to 腫れる (a body part swelling) but written with a completely different kanji and meaning.
膨ふくれるN1
腫れる refers specifically to medical or injury-related swelling (like a bruise), while 膨れる covers general swelling as well as sulking.
かぶれるN1
腫れる means the skin swells up, while かぶれる specifically refers to a rash or irritation from contact with an allergen or chemical.

Word family· 7

腫はれ
swelling; boil
腫はれ物もの
swelling; boil; abscess; tumor
地じ腫ばれ
swelling around a wound; local swelling
みみずばれ
welt; wale; weal
腫はれ上あがる
swell up; become swollen

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腫はれ物もの扱あつかい
treating with extreme caution; handling with kid gloves
腫はれぼったい
puffy; somewhat swollen

Written forms

腫はれるUsage72%
Standard kanji spelling for swelling, especially from inflammation or injury.
はれるUsage28%
脹はれる
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 腫れる is strongly preferred in modern Japanese.

Etymology

The kanji 腫 is a phono-semantic compound with 月 (flesh) and 重 (heavy, pile up), suggesting a piled-up or swollen condition of the body. The reading はれる is native Japanese.