広
広
wide, broad, spacious
5 strokesFrequency 263JLPT N3Grade 2
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コウ
Kun
ひろ.いひろ.まるひろ.めるひろ.がるひろ.げる
Dictionary
Common Words
1
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
Examples
うわさは四方八方に広がった。
The rumor spread far and wide.
1
to spread; to extend; to expand; to enlarge; to widen; to broaden
Examples
私は机の上に地図を広げた。
I unfolded the map on the desk.
2
Occ. written 展げる
to unfold; to open; to unroll; to unwrap
3
to scatter about; to spread around
4
to make flourish; to cause to prosper
1
public square; square; plaza; piazza; forum
Examples
何千人もの人々が広場にひしめき合っていた。
Thousands of people were milling around in the square.
2
open space; clearing
Examples
広場で野球をするのはどうでしょうか。
How about we play baseball in the open space?
1
to unfold; to unroll; to open
Examples
目の前で繰り広げられるやり取りは、俺が入り込む隙なんて一ミリもない。
The exchange unfolding in front of my eyes had not a single millimetre of a gap in which for me to slip.
1
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand; magnificent
Examples
サハラは広大な砂漠です。
The Sahara is a vast desert.
1
to spread; to be propagated
Examples
そのうわさはすぐ広まった。
The rumors spread soon abroad.
1
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to disseminate
Examples
彼らはキリストの福音を全世界に広めた。
They spread the Gospel all over the world.
2
to broaden; to extend; to widen; to enlarge
Examples
旅行は人の視野を広める。
Travel broadens one's horizons.
1
extensive; wide; broad
Examples
彼は幅広い経験を積んでいる人だ。
He is a man of wide experience.
1
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
Examples
それは部屋というよりはむしろ広間だ。
It is a hall rather than a room.
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