Japanese

かくだい
Meaning: expansion; enlargement
Part of Speech: Noun

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Example sentences

事業の海外拡大を目指している。
We are aiming for overseas business expansion.
彼の経営計画は、無理な拡大がたたり、ついに破綻した
His business plan finally collapsed due to unreasonable expansion.
有資格者が不足しているため、募集を拡大した。
Due to a shortage of qualified personnel, the recruitment was expanded.
その国は自国の領土を拡大した。
The country expanded its territory.
ウイルスの感染拡大を防ぐためにマスクを着用する。
Wear a mask to prevent the spread of virus infection.

Usage Notes

Used for physical enlargement, scale expansion, or widening of a scope (like a war or influence).

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