Japanese symbol for “swelling”
肥大
ひだい
Romaji: hidai
swelling; enlargement; becoming fat
In Japanese, swelling is 肥大, read ひだい (hidai).
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, vi, vs swelling; enlargement; becoming fat
- n, vi, vs hypertrophy (med)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “swelling”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 膨張 | ぼうちょう bouchou | expansion; swelling; increase |
| 膨らみ | ふくらみ fukurami | swelling; bulge; puff |
| 膨大 | ぼうだい boudai | swelling; expansion |
| 瘤 | こぶ kobu | bump; lump; protuberance |
| 余韻 | よいん yoin | reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); trailing note |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 肥満 | ひまん himan | corpulence; fatness; obesity |
| 肥料 | ひりょう hiryou | manure; fertilizer; fertiliser |
| 堆肥 | たいひ taihi | compost; manure |
| 肥やし | こやし koyashi | manure; night soil; dung |
| 肥やす | こやす koyasu | to fertilize; to fertilise; to manure |
| 大丈夫 | だいじょうぶ daijoubu | safe; secure; sound |
| 大変 | たいへん taihen | very; greatly; terribly |
| 大学 | だいがく daigaku | university; college |
See also: Chinese symbol for “swelling”.
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