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拡 — JLPT N1 Kanji — Detail

Onyomi: カク, コウ  ·  Kunyomi: ひろ.がる, ひろ.げる, ひろ.める  ·  Meanings: broaden, enlarge, expand, extend

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Unicode: 62E1 Strokes: 8
JLPT N1
Meanings
broaden, enlarge, expand, extend
Onyomi
カク, コウ
Kunyomi
ひろ.がる, ひろ.げる, ひろ.める
Name Readings
JLPT
N1
Grade
6
Frequency
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Vocabulary Examples

Word Reading Meaning Meta
拡散 かくさん spreading, disseminating, scattering common JLPT-N1 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
拡大 かくだい expansion, extension common JLPT-N3 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb
広がる ひろがる to spread (out), to extend, to stretch, to reach to, to get around, to fill (e.g. a space) common JLPT-N3 Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
広げる ひろげる to spread, to extend, to expand, to enlarge, to widen, to broaden common JLPT-N2 Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
拡張 かくちょう expansion, extension, enlargement common JLPT-N2 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
拡充 かくじゅう expansion common JLPT-N2 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
拡張子 かくちょうし filename extension common Noun
広がり ひろがり spread, span, expanse, extent common Noun
拡大鏡 かくだいきょう magnifying glass, magnifier, loupe Noun
拡大解釈 かくだいかいしゃく broad interpretation Noun, Suru verb
拡大均衡 かくだいきんこう an expanded or expanding equilibrium common Noun
拡声器 かくせいき megaphone, bullhorn, loudhailer common Noun
拡張現実 かくちょうげんじつ augmented reality, AR Noun
拡張条虫 かくちょうじょうちゅう sheep tapeworm (Moniezia expansa) Noun
拡張新字体 かくちょうしんじたい extended shinjitai, unofficial simplified forms of kanji not included in the jōyō list Noun
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