Kanken 1 / Pre-Level 1
擴

Meaning

Kanji 擴

broaden

broaden, enlarge, expand, extend

Stroke Order
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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
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Variant: 拡 (Shinjitai) , 㨯 (Itaiji) , 扩 (Itaiji)

Jōyō
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JLPT
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Frequency
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Strokes
18
Radical
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Components
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Kanji Kentei
Level 1 / Pre-Level 1
Similar Kanji
壙 • 鄺 • 懭 • 彍 • 獷 • 廣 • 儣

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

市は道路を擴げる計画を立てた。

The city made a plan to widen the road.

店は売り場を擴げて客を増やした。

The store enlarged its sales floor and gained more customers.

彼は知識を擴げるために毎日本を読む。

He reads books every day to broaden his knowledge.

会社は海外へ事業を擴げた。

The company expanded its business overseas.

雨で川幅が大きく擴がった。

Because of the rain, the river grew much wider.