Describes a pleasantly rounded body or shape, often with a positive, soft connotation. Used for people, body parts, or objects.
The baby's plump cheeks are cute.
She has a full-figured build.
rich; mellow; pleasant (fragrance)
Used for a soft, rich, and pleasant scent, often of flowers, fruits, or perfume. Conveys a gentle, enveloping quality.
A rich fragrance is drifting through the room.
Usually written in kana; the kanji forms 膨よか and 脹よか are rare.
Rare kanji form; 膨 suggests swelling or fullness.
Rare kanji form; 脹 also suggests swelling, but this spelling is very uncommon.
The word is likely derived from the mimetic root ふく (suggesting swelling or soft fullness) combined with the adjectival suffix やか. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.