腫(は)れる

はれる
ichidan verb
to swell, to become swollen
1. to swell, to become swollen, to be inflamed
To become enlarged or puffy due to injury, infection, or an allergic reaction. Used for body parts that puff up from a medical or physical cause.
足首(あしくび)が腫(は)れている。
My ankle is swollen.
虫(むし)に刺(さ)されて腕(うで)が腫(は)れた。
My arm swelled up after being bitten by an insect.
歯(は)が痛(いた)くて頬(ほほ)が大(おお)きく腫(は)れてしまった。
I had a toothache and my cheek swelled up badly.

腫(は)れる describes swelling of body parts from injury, infection, allergic reactions, or inflammation.

CONJUGATION:

Ichidan verb.

  • Negative: 腫(は)れない
  • Polite: 腫(は)れます
  • Te-form: 腫(は)れて
  • Past: 腫(は)れた
  • Noun form: 腫(は)れ (swelling)

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 目(め)が腫(は)れる: eyes become swollen (from crying or allergy)
  • 足(あし)が腫(は)れる: leg/foot swells
  • 赤(あか)く腫(は)れる: to swell up red
  • 大(おお)きく腫(は)れる: to swell up a lot

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 膨(ふく)れる: to puff up, to inflate (not medical)
  • {むくむ}: to be puffy, to have edema (water retention)
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