Kanji

拡

broaden, extend, expand, enlarge

Kanji

Grade

Grade 6

Strokes

8 strokes

Radical

扌部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

カク, コウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

ひろがる, ひろげる, ひろめる

Nanori (Name Reading)

ひろ, ひろし, ひろむ

Common Readings

カク

Example sentences

拡大 かくだい
事業の海外拡大を目指している。

We are aiming for overseas business expansion.

破綻 はたん
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.

拡散 かくさん
放射性物質が空気中に拡散した。

Radioactive materials diffused into the air.

デマ デマ
SNSで拡散されたそのニュースは、結局デマだったことが判明した。

The news spread on SNS turned out to be a rumor after all.

拡張 かくちょう
市は道路を拡張する工事を始めた。

The city started construction to widen the road.

軍備 ぐんび
その国は軍備の拡張を進めている

That country is proceeding with military expansion.

拡げる ひろげる
新しい仕事は、私の視野を拡げる機会になった。

The new job became an opportunity to broaden my perspective.

拡がる ひろがる
窓の外に、夕焼けに染まった山並みが拡がった。

The mountain ridges dyed by the sunset spread out beyond the window.

拡充 かくじゅう
図書館は蔵書を拡充し、利用者のニーズに応えた。

The library expanded its collection to meet the users' needs.

Example Vocabulary

拡大

かくだい

expansion; enlargement

拡散

かくさん

diffusion; spread; scattering

拡張

かくちょう

expansion; extension; enlargement

拡げる

ひろげる

to broaden; to expand; to spread out

拡がる

ひろがる

to spread out; to stretch across; to broaden

拡声器

かくせいき

拡大解釈

かくだいかいしゃく

拡充

かくじゅう

expansion; enhancement; replenishment

拡声

かくせい

拡張現実

かくちょうげんじつ

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