膨らます
ふくらます
fukuramasu
JLPT N2verbVocabularyLevel 67 - JLPT N2
Quick answer
膨らます (ふくらます (fukuramasu)) means "to inflate". It is read ふくらます (fukuramasu). This page covers its usage with example sentences.
Meaning
to inflate
Also : to swell · to bulge · to expand
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Example Sentences
風船が膨らまされて、天井まで上がってきました。
ふうせんがふくらまされて、てんじょうまであがってきました。
The balloon was inflated and rose to the ceiling.
Kanji in this word
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun] + に伴い～に伴い (ni tomonai) - Along with / In accordance with
- [Noun] + をはじめ～をはじめ (wo hajime) - Starting with / Including
- [Noun] + に応じて～に応じて (ni oujite) - According to / In response to
- [Noun] + から + [Noun] + にかけて～にかけて (ni kakete) - From...to / In the area of
- [Noun] + に限り～に限り (ni kagiri) - Limited to / Only
Last updated Jun 17, 2026
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