Word Meaning 蔓延

まんえん manen

蔓延 is read as まんえん (manen) and means spread (e.g. of a disease).

Meaning

English

spread (e.g. of a disease)
rampancy
infestation
proliferation
being widespread

Reading

Kana

まんえん

Romaji

manen

Writing Variants

まん延 まんえん manen
蔓衍まんえん manen

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

蔓延る

はびこる

to become overgrown

遅延

ちえん

delay

順延

じゅんえん

postponement

圧延

あつえん

rolling

雨天順延

うてんじゅんえん

rescheduled in case of rain

熱延

ねつえん

hot rolling

保延

ほうえん

Hōen era (1135.4.27-1141.7.10)

展延

てんえん

spreading out

子宮内胎児発育遅延

しきゅうないたいじはついくちえん

intrauterine growth retardation

外延

がいえん

extension

延びる

のびる

to spread (of paint, cream, etc.)

引き延ばす

ひきのばす

to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)

Example Sentences

ジカウイルスは中南米で急速に蔓延した。

The Zika virus spread rapidly across central and south America.