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膨張ぼうちょう

bouchou

expansion, swelling, increase

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Example sentence

宇宙は無限に膨張し続けるのか？

Will the universe expand indefinitely?

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Kanji in 膨張

get fat, swell, thick

lengthen, counter for bows and stringed instruments, stretch, spread, put up (tent)

Sentences with 膨張

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Words with the same kanji

Word	JLPT	Reading	Meaning
頑張る	N4	がんばる	がんばるto try one's best, to try hard, to persist
主張	N3	しゅちょう	しゅちょうclaim, insistence, assertion
緊張	N3	きんちょう	きんちょうtension, mental strain, nervousness
引っ張る	N3	ひっぱる	ひっぱるto pull, to stretch, to drag
拡張	N2	かくちょう	かくちょうexpansion, extension
出張	N2	しゅっちょう	しゅっちょうofficial tour, business trip
膨大	N2	ぼうだい	ぼうだいenormous, extensive
膨らむ	N2	ふくらむ	ふくらむto expand, to swell (out), to become inflated

More Change & Process words

Word	Reading	Meaning
開発	かいはつ	かいはつdevelopment, exploitation
限定	げんてい	げんていlimit, restriction
運営	うんえい	うんえいmanagement, administration, operation
採用	さいよう	さいようuse, adopt
破壊	はかい	はかいdestruction
導入	どうにゅう	どうにゅうintroduction, bringing in, leading in
設置	せっち	せっちestablishment, institution
復活	ふっかつ	ふっかつrevival (e.g., musical), restoration

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