Swell

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 缶 (Can), less common than 嫁 (Bride).

Meat on the left swells against a drum with hair on the right — the flesh puffs up like a hairy drumhead being beaten until it swells outward.

In words

膨らむふくらむ to expand,to swell (out),to get big,to become inflatedN2

膨れるふくれる to get cross;to get sulky;to swell (out);to expand;to be inflated;to distend;to bulgeN1

膨らますふくらます to swell,to expand,to inflate,to bulgeN2

膨 is rank 1447 of 2,608 in published Japanese.