To Swell
To Become Inflamed
intransitive verb, ichidan verb
This word consists of kanji with hiragana attached. Because the hiragana ends with an う sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means swelling so the verb vocab version is to swell or to become inflamed.
腫れる is used when a part of the body visibly swells up, like a swollen face, a bug bite, or puffy eyes from crying.
The reading is the same as the one you learned with the kanji, and that sure is… swell.
顔が腫れる
face swells up
まぶたが腫れる
eyelids swell up
リンパ節が腫れる
lymph nodes get swollen
歯ぐきが腫れる
gums get swollen
虫に刺されて、手が腫れた。
I got bitten by a bug and my hand swelled up.
たくさん泣いたので、目がパンパンに腫れちゃいました。
I cried a lot, so my eyes got super puffy.
親知らずを抜く時は、ほっぺがめちゃくちゃ腫れることが多いみたいだよ。
Apparently, it's common for your cheek to swell up really badly when getting a wisdom tooth removed.