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Japanese symbol for “bulking”

Romaji: barukuka
bulking; bulkification

In Japanese, bulking is , read (barukuka).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n, vi, vs bulking; bulkification

Kanji and stroke order

change, take the form of, influence
on: カ、ケ
kun: ば.ける、ば.かす、ふ.ける、け.する
4 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “bulking”

WordReadingMeaning
ぼうか boukaswelling; expansion; puffing

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ぶんか bunkaculture; civilization; civilisation
へんか henkachange; variation; alteration
きょうか kyoukastrengthening; intensifying; reinforcement
あっか akkadeterioration; getting worse; worsening
かがく kagakuchemistry
けしょう keshoumake-up; makeup; cosmetics

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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