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Kanji Detail for 展 - "to display, to spread"

展

  • Meaning

    展 means "to display, to spread." Also associated with to extend.

    1. Extend - To spread out; unfold; expand.

    2. Display - To arrange; to line up; to show.

    3. Roll - To turn over; to revolve.

    4. Survey - To look broadly; to examine.

  • Words using 展

    • 展開 てんかい Listen development; evolution; progression
    • 発展 はってん Listen development; growth; expansion
    • 進展 しんてん Listen progress; development
    • 展望 てんぼう Listen view; outlook; prospect
    • 展示 てんじ Listen exhibition; display
    • 展覧会 てんらんかい Listen exhibition
    • 個展 こてん Listen solo exhibition; one-man exhibition; one-woman exhibition
    • 展示会 てんじかい Listen exhibition

  • Tattoo check: 展

    • Verified meaning: to display, to spread
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read あきら, あつし, てん, のぶ)
    • Also carries these associations: to extend

    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 展

    Given names 展(あきら)Listen 展(のぶ)Listen 展(のぶる)Listen 展(のべる)Listen 展(ひらく)Listen

    Surnames 展(あつし)Listen 展(てん)Listen 展(ひろし)Listen 展(ひろむ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    unfold; expand

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    open, unfold; stretch, extend

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    surname Zhan

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to open, to unfold; to extend, to stretch

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To open; to unfold. Such as letter envelopes addressed 某君手展. | Hence extending is 展. Such as 展限, 展期. | To inspect; to examine. Such as visiting a grave is called 展墓.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    ten(テン) テン

  • Kunyomi

    tip
    none

  • Strokes

    tip

    10 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    尸 (shikabane・kabane・shikabanekammuri)

  • Related Keywords

    extend display spread stretch line up arrange connect observe roll view see exhibition show expand exposition gallery museum presentation unfold develop

Sentences including 展

  • We have been to see the exhibition.

  • You ought to have seen the exhibition.

  • The exhibition is well worth a visit.

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