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On'yomi
チョウ
CHOU
Kun'yomi
は.れる・ふく.らむ・ふく.れる
hareru / fukuramu / fukureru

dilate · distend · bulge · fill out · swell

Details

Strokes12
Radicalmeat(6)

Stroke Order

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Component Breakdown

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moon + long

Cultural Context

Etymology

Composed of flesh and long. Flesh swelling long.

Symbolism

Expansion, swell, inflate. Represents swelling.

Words & Expressions

Proverbs & Idioms

腹が脹れる

はらがふくれる

One's stomach swells with anger

Feel bloated with frustration or irritation