膨れる (ふくれる, fukureru) Japanese meaning: swell | Kotomora

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膨れる · ichidan verb

Meanings

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

Describes physical swelling, inflation, or bulging outward. Used for body parts, objects, and abstract expansion.

膨ふくらむN2sense 1
膨らむ is the plain godan word for something swelling or expanding, while 膨れる (also intransitive) tends to stress an outward bulge and is also used for a person pouting.
むくれる sense 2
むくれる is an informal word meaning to get visibly sulky or huffy, almost interchangeable with 膨れる in its pouting sense.
すねるN1sense 2
拗ねる describes sulking or being petulant in attitude, whereas 膨れる specifically evokes the puffed-out-cheek image of pouting.
腫はれるN2
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
膨れる describes something bulging or ballooning outward in shape, whereas むくむ describes a body part becoming puffy from fluid buildup.

しぼむN2sense 1
萎む means to shrink or deflate, the opposite of 膨れる's meaning of swelling or bulging outward.

腫はれるN2sense 1
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.
膨ふくらむN2
膨らむ describes a natural or expected increase in size (dough rising, hopes growing), while 膨れる often implies an irregular, unwanted swelling (a blister) or a sulky puffed-out face.

膨ふくれ
swelling; puffiness; scab
下しも膨ぶくれ
round-faced; having a full lower face · bulging at the bottom; swelling toward the bottom
着き膨ぶくれ
bundling up; looking bulky from layers of clothes
青あお膨ぶくれ
dropsical swelling; blue-green swelling

Derived from the verb 膨る (ふくる) with the intransitive suffix れる. The kanji 膨 is associated with swelling or expanding.