膨ふくれ上あがる

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Meanings

1

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

Physical swelling or bulging, often of a body part, object, or surface.

2

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

swell; balloon; increase significantly

Figurative swelling: a budget, population, debt, or other abstract quantity growing rapidly and often problematically.

膨ふくれ上あがるUsage41%
Standard kanji spelling.
ふくれあがるUsage29%
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially when the kanji is not needed.
膨ふくれあがるUsage13%
search-only kanji form
ふくれ上あがるUsage13%
search-only kanji form
Search-only mixed kana-kanji form.
脹ふくれ上あがるUsage2%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 脹 is not a Jōyō kanji.
膨ふくれ上あがるUsage1%
search-only kanji form
Search-only variant with 上る.
脹ふくれあがるUsage1%
search-only kanji form
Search-only mixed form with rare kanji.

膨ふくらむ
膨らむ is a more common and general word for swelling or expanding, while 膨れ上がる emphasizes a more dramatic or problematic increase.
膨ふくれる
膨れる often implies a rounder, puffier swelling, and can also mean to sulk. 膨れ上がる focuses on upward or outward bulging.

Compound of 膨れる (fukureru, 'to swell') and 上がる (agaru, 'to rise'), literally 'to swell and rise'.