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Kanji Detail for 拡 - "to expand, to enlarge, to broaden"

拡

  • Meaning

    拡 means "to expand, to enlarge, to broaden."

    1. Expand - To make larger; to spread.

    2. Enlarge - To increase in size; to extend.

    3. Broaden - To make wider; to widen.

  • Words using 拡

    • 拡大 かくだい Listen expansion; extension; magnification
    • 拡散 かくさん Listen spreading; disseminating; scattering
    • 拡充 かくじゅう Listen expansion
    • 拡張 かくちょう Listen expansion; extension; enlargement
    • 拡大均衡 かくだいきんこう Listen an expanded or expanding equilibrium
    • 軍拡 ぐんかく Listen military expansion; arms buildup
    • 拡張子 かくちょうし Listen file extension

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    • Verified meaning: to expand, to enlarge, to broaden
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read かく, ひろし, ひろむ)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 拡

    Given names 拡(ひろし)Listen 拡(ひろむ)Listen

    Surnames 拡(かく)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    broaden; extend; expand; enlarge

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    expand, enlarge, stretch

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    Japanese variant of 擴|扩

  • Onyomi

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    kaku(カク) カク

    koh(コウ) コウ

  • Kunyomi

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    hiro.garu(ひろ-がる) ひろ-がる

    hiro.geru(ひろ-げる) ひろ-げる

    hiro.meru(ひろ-める) ひろ-める

  • Strokes

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    8 strokes

  • Radical

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    手 扌 (te・tehen)

  • Related Keywords

    expand enlarge broaden increase amplify spread diffuse extension augment develop enhance extend grow magnify stretch widen

Sentences including 拡

  • The park was extended to the river.

More kanji with the radical 手 扌 (te・tehen)

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