腫れる・脹れる|はれるhareru[0]heiban (flat)
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- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 腫れる(はれる) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 腫れます(はれます) |
| Negative (nai) | 腫れない(はれない) |
| polite (masen) | 腫れません(はれません) |
| classical zu / nu | 腫れず・腫れぬ(はれず・はれぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 腫れた(はれた) |
| polite (mashita) | 腫れました(はれました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 腫れなかった(はれなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 腫れませんでした(はれませんでした) |
| Te form | 腫れて(はれて) |
| Potential | 腫れられる(はれられる) |
| Passive | 腫れられる(はれられる) |
| Causative | 腫れさせる(はれさせる) |
| Causative passive | 腫れさせられる(はれさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 腫れれば(はれれば) |
| tara | 腫れたら(はれたら) |
| Volitional | 腫れよう(はれよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 腫れましょう(はれましょう) |
| Imperative | 腫れろ(はれろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym膨らむふくらむNeutralExpands outward from within — balloons, bread, dreams, budgets. 「腫れる」 covers only swelling of a body part.
- Synonym膨れるふくれるNeutralBulges outward, or means sulking and pouting. 「腫れる」 focuses on a swollen body part.
- Synonym膨れ上がるふくれあがるNeutralSwells up as a whole, often dramatically; also for budgets or numbers ballooning. 「腫れる」 is only for body parts, never for increases in quantity.
- Related張り出すはりだすNeutralProjects or juts outward, and also means putting up a notice. 「腫れる」 is about a body part swelling up.
- Related膨張ぼうちょうWrittenA written-style noun for expansion, mainly physical or economic. 「腫れる」 applies only to the body.
- Related出っ張るでっぱるCasualColloquial word for something protruding, such as a belly. 「腫れる」 is about a swollen body part.
- AntonymしぼむNeutralAntonym: withering or shrivelling, losing firmness — the opposite of swelling up like 「腫れる」.
Use 「腫れる」 for a swollen body part, as in 「目が腫れる」 or 「足が腫れる」. For general bulging pick 「膨らむ」 or 「膨れる」, for surging numbers 「膨れ上がる」, for physical or economic expansion the written noun 「膨張」, for protruding 「張り出す」 or 「出っ張る」, for shrinking 「萎む」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


