ぼうちょう
Meanings
Noun
Verb (する)
1. expansion; swelling; increase; growth
Kanji used
bulge
lengthen
Pitch accent
うちょう
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Used in vocabulary (10 in total)
inflatable (in the sense of "needs to be inflated for normal use")
Examples (4 in total)
Our universe is expanding.
Water expands with heat.
Many astronomers assume that the universe expands infinitely.