ぼうちょう

Japanese

Noun

ぼうちょう • (bōchō) 

1. 膨張: swelling; distension; expansion; inflation
2. 茅蜩: evening cicada

Verb

ぼうちょうする • (bōchō suru) suru (stem ぼうちょうし (bōchōsuru shi), past ぼうちょうした (bōchōsuru shita))

1. 膨張: to swell; to distend; to expand; to inflate