ふやける
ふやける
verb (ichidan)
to become soggy
1.
to become soggy
to soak and become soft; to become waterlogged or sodden
麺がふやけてしまった。
The noodles got soggy.
お風呂に長く入ると指がふやける。
If you stay in the bath too long, your fingers get wrinkly.
雨で本がふやけてしまって読めなくなった。
The book got waterlogged in the rain and became unreadable.
ふやける is an intransitive ichidan verb describing something absorbing water and becoming soft, soggy, or waterlogged.
TRANSITIVITY: Intransitive (自動詞). The transitive counterpart is ふやかす (to soak something).
KANJI:
- Can be written as 膨やける, but hiragana is standard
COMMON USES:
- Food: Noodles, bread, or rice that absorb too much water
- Skin: Wrinkled fingers/toes after bathing or swimming
- Paper: Books, documents damaged by water
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 麺がふやける (noodles get soggy)
- 指がふやける (fingers get wrinkly from water)
- ふやけた本 (waterlogged book)
TRANSITIVITY PAIR:
- ふやける (intransitive): to become soggy
- ふやかす (transitive): to soak, to soften with water
USAGE NOTE:
Often has a negative nuance - something becoming soggy when it shouldn't be (overcooked noodles, damaged paper).
REGISTER: Neutral. Common in everyday speech.