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broaden
Stroke count: 8

Readings

On readingカクコウ
Kun readingひろ.がるひろ.げるひろ.める

Meanings

  1. broadenRtK
  2. enlarge
  3. expand
    研究対象He expanded his research.tatoeba
    形式整備The period when Chodo-in (an office at the Heijo-kyo Palace) style was expanded.wiki
  4. extend
    会社事業いるHis company is extending its business.tatoeba
  1. spreading
  2. disseminating
  3. scattering
  4. diffusion (of light, gas)

Popular Usage

拡大拡充拡張拡散

Radicals and components

Components
How it's built

Mnemonic (RtK)

finger · fingers · wide · cave · elbow

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 801

Compound words

彼は商売を張しようと計画している。
He is planning to develop his business.tatoeba
日本経済は連続60ヶ月以上の大を記録した。
The Japanese economy recorded more than 60 months of continuous expansion.tatoeba
登録制度創設、充の背景
The establishment of registration system and the background of expansionwiki
歴史学の関心が散する中でこの論争は明確な解答を得ぬまま終息した。
The interest of historical science became diffused and the controversy came to an end without any clear result.wiki

Stroke Order

8 strokes

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