expand, enlarge
On'yomi (音読み)
- カク
- コウ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- ひろ.がる
- ひろ.げる
About this kanji
The kanji 拡 (kaku) primarily means to expand or enlarge. It is most commonly used as a verb with its native readings ひろがる (hirogaru) and ひろげる (hirogeru), but you will also encounter it in many nouns. Some common compounds include 拡大 (かくだい), meaning "expansion"; 拡張 (かくちょう), which refers to "extension"; and 拡散 (かくさん), meaning "diffusion". These terms are often used in contexts like business or science, where growth or spreading is involved. A note to remember is that while 拡 can imply making something larger, it often carries a connotation of increasing range or degree rather than just physical size.
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Example sentences
視野を拡げることが大事だ。
It is important to broaden your horizons.
Meanings across languages
- English
- expand, enlarge
- Tiếng Việt
- mở rộng, kéo dài
- 日本語
- 広がる, 拡げる
- 한국어
- 확장하다, 확대하다
- 中文
- 扩展, 增大
- id
- memperluas, memperbesar
- th
- ขยาย, ขยายขนาด
- es
- expandir, aumentar
- fr
- expansion, agrandir
- de
- erweitern, vergrößern
- pt
- expandir, aumentar
Common compounds
- 拡大かくだいexpansion, enlargement
- 拡張かくちょうexpansion, extension
- 拡散かくさんdiffusion, spread
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