Japanese symbol for “inflatable”
膨張式
ぼうちょうしき
Romaji: bouchoushiki
inflatable (in the sense of "needs to be inflated for normal use")
In Japanese, inflatable is 膨張式, read ぼうちょうしき (bouchoushiki).
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
- n inflatable (in the sense of "needs to be inflated for normal use")
Kanji and stroke order
counter for bows & stringed instruments, stretch, spread
on: チョウ
kun: は.る、-は.り、-ば.り
kun: は.る、-は.り、-ば.り
11 strokes · JLPT 2
Other Japanese words for “inflatable”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 可膨張式 | かぼうちょうしき kabouchoushiki | inflatable (in the sense of "can be inflated") |
| インフレータブル | インフレータブル infureetaburu | inflatable |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 膨大 | ぼうだい boudai | huge; vast; enormous |
| 膨張 | ぼうちょう bouchou | expansion; swelling; increase |
| 膨らむ | ふくらむ fukuramu | to expand; to swell (out); to get big |
| 膨れる | ふくれる fukureru | to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated |
| 膨らみ | ふくらみ fukurami | swelling; bulge; puff |
| 膨らます | ふくらます fukuramasu | to swell; to expand; to inflate |
| 主張 | しゅちょう shuchou | claim; insistence; assertion |
| 緊張 | きんちょう kinchou | tension; strain; nervousness |
| 公式 | こうしき koushiki | official; formal |
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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