ぼうちょう – Vocabulary details

ぼうちょう

Meanings

Noun

Verb (する)

1. expansion; swelling; increase; growth

Alt. forms

Pitch accent

ぼ

うちょう

Conjugations...

Composed of

ちょう

(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.

Used in vocabulary (10 in total)

ぼうちょうりつ

rate of expansion

ねつぼうちょう

thermal expansion

ぼうちょうしき

inflatable (in the sense of "needs to be inflated for normal use")

7 more...

Examples (4 in total)

宇う宙ちゅうはぼうちょうしています。

Our universe is expanding.

水みずは熱ねつでぼうちょうする。

Water expands with heat.

多おおくの天てん文もん学がく者しゃは、宇う宙ちゅうは永えい遠えんにぼうちょうしてゆくものだと考かんがえている。

Many astronomers assume that the universe expands infinitely.