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膨 = 月 + 壴 + 彡
膨 is a Japanese kanji written with 16 strokes, listed here under the keyword “swell”. It is built from 月 (month), 壴 (drum) and 彡 (bristle). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1855.
- Keyword
- swell
- RTK frame
- 1855
- Strokes
- 16
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- ボウ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- ふく.らむ, ふく.れる
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- набухать
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 膨 to swell
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 膨 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “month” + “drum” + “bristle”. 膨 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 膨 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.