What does kanji 拡 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 拡 is broaden.

How is kanji 拡 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 拡 are ひろ.がる, ひろ.げる, ひろ.める; the onyomi readings are カク, コウ.

Which school grade teaches kanji 拡?

Kanji 拡 is taught in Jōyō Grade 6.

What is the main radical of kanji 拡?

The main radical for kanji 拡 is 手.

What words use kanji 拡?

Example words that use kanji 拡 include 拡大, 広げる, 拡張, 広がる.

JōyōJLPT N1Kanken 5

拡

Meaning

Kanji 拡

broaden

broaden, extend, expand, enlarge

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: ひろ.がるひろ.げるひろ.める
Onyomi 音読み: カクコウ
Nanori 名乗り: ひろしひろむ

Variant: 㨯 (Itaiji) , 扩 (Itaiji) • Old form: 擴 • Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: Grade 6
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #611
Strokes: 8
Radical: 手
Components: 厶 • 广 • 扎
Kanji Kentei: Level 5
Similar Kanji: 広 • 昿 • 砿 • 絋 • 鉱

Related vocabulary

Showing 25 common entries

Showing 25 of 121 entries that include this kanji.

拡大

かくだい

escalation

広げる

ひろげる

to make flourish

拡張

かくちょう

escape

広がる

ひろがる

to spread (out)

拡声器

かくせいき

megaphone

拡散

かくさん

diffusion (of light, gas)

広がり

ひろがり

spread

拡充

かくじゅう

expansion

拡大均衡

かくだいきんこう

an expanded or expanding equilibrium

拡張子

かくちょうし

filename extension

拡がり角

ひろがりかく

spread angle

拡げた腕

ひろげたうで

outstretched arms

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

会社は海外に市場を拡大した。

The company expanded its market overseas.

図を拡大して見てください。

Please enlarge the diagram and look at it.

道路を拡張する工事が始まった。

Construction to widen the road has begun.

そのサービスは利用者を急速に拡大している。

The service is rapidly expanding its user base.

被害が拡大する前に対策が必要だ。

Measures are needed before the damage spreads further.

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