Kanji: 膨

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N1 (most advanced level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 3 (completion of 9th grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 7th through 9th grades in Japan
Radical:	肉(⺼) Radical name: にく
Meaning:	Swell, get fat, thick
Usage:	Appears regularly in Japanese newspapers, but about 1300 kanji are used more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N2	膨(ふく)らます	to swell, to expand, to inflate, to bulge
N2	膨(ふく)らむ	to expand, to swell (out), to get big, to become inflated
N2	膨大(ぼうだい)	huge, bulky, enormous, extensive, swelling, expansion
N1	膨(ふく)れる	to get cross, to get sulky, to swell (out), to expand, to be inflated, to distend, to bulge
N1	膨張(ぼうちょう)	expansion, swelling, increase, growth