Meaningbulge · dilate · distend · fill out · swellOn'yomiチョウKun'yomiは.れる · ふく.らむ · ふく.れるCommon compounds (4)膨張 ぼうちょうexpansion; swelling; increase; growth脹らむ ふくらむto expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated脹らみ ふくらみswelling; bulge; puff脹れる はれるto swell (from inflammation); to become swollen