Japanese symbol for “puffy”
腫れぼったい
はれぼったい
Romaji: harebottai
puffy; slightly swollen
In Japanese, puffy is 腫れぼったい, read はれぼったい (harebottai).
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Meanings
- adj-i puffy; slightly swollen
Written forms: 腫れぼったい、脹れぼったい. Readings: はれぼったい.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “puffy”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| もっちり | もっちり motchiri | springy (texture); puffy |
| ほわほわ | ほわほわ howahowa | billowy; fluffy; cloudlike |
| もちっ | もちっ mochi | springy (texture); plump; chewy |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 腫瘍 | しゅよう shuyou | tumor; tumour; neoplasm |
| 浮腫 | むくみ mukumi | swelling; edema; oedema |
| 腫れ | はれ hare | swelling; boil |
| 腫れる | はれる hareru | to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen |
| 脳腫瘍 | のうしゅよう noushuyou | brain tumor; brain tumour |
See also: Chinese symbol for “puffy”.
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