Japanese symbol for “inflate”
膨らます
ふくらます
Romaji: fukuramasu
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
In Japanese, inflate is 膨らます, read ふくらます (fukuramasu).
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
- v5s, vt to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “inflate”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 膨らせる | ふくらせる fukuraseru | to puff up; to inflate |
| 膨らす | ふくらす fukurasu | to expand; to inflate |
| 膨らかす | ふくらかす fukurakasu | to expand; to inflate |
| 下駄を履かせる | げたをはかせる getaohakaseru | to inflate (figures); to jack up (e.g. a score); to pad |
| 吊り上げる | つりあげる tsuriageru | to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up |
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 |
See also: Chinese symbol for “inflate”.
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.