拡
拡

broaden, extend, expand, enlarge

8 strokesFrequency 611JLPT N2Grade 6

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カクコウ

Kun

ひろ.がるひろ.げるひろ.める

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Common Words

広がる拡がるひろがるIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #928
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.
広げる拡げるひろげるTransitiveIchidan verbFreq #1617
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

拡大かくだいNounIntransitiveTransitive～する VerbFreq #2992
1

expansion; extension

Examples
今年は事業が５０％拡大した。
The business has expanded by 50% this year.
2

magnification; enlargement

Examples
この顕微鏡は物を１００倍に拡大する。
This microscope magnifies objects by 100 times.
3

escalation; spread

繰り広げる繰広げるくりひろげるTransitiveIchidan verbFreq #5107
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.
拡散かくさんNounIntransitive～する VerbFreq #9254
1

spreading; disseminating; scattering

Examples
科学者たちはエイズ・ウイルスの拡散をくい止めようと戦っています。
Scientists are fighting to stem the spread of the AIDS virus.
2

diffusion (of light, gas)

拡張かくちょうNounTransitive～する VerbFreq #10358
1

expansion; extension; enlargement

Examples
学校の体育館が拡張された。
The school gymnasium was enlarged.
2

Computing

escape; ESC

広がり拡がりひろがりNounFreq #19937
1

spread; span; expanse; extent

Examples
彼は広がりを見せる汚職スキャンダルで摘発された最初の国会議員です。
He is the first national politician to be named in a widening corruption scandal.
拡声器拡声機かくせいきNounFreq #28132
1

megaphone; bullhorn; loudhailer

拡充かくじゅうNounTransitive～する VerbFreq #41825
1

expansion

Examples
教育施設を拡充する金をもっと多くと望んでいる。
People want more money to expand educational institutions.
感染拡大かんせんかくだいNounFreq #42637
1

spread of infection

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