JLPT N1 · 8 strokes
Kanji 拡: "broaden, extend, expand"
The kanji 拡 means "broaden, extend, expand, enlarge". It is written with 8 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read カク, コウ in on'yomi and ひろ.がる, ひろ.げる, ひろ.める in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
カクコウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ひろ.がるひろ.げるひろ.める
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | broaden, extend, expand, enlarge |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 8 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 6 |
| Frequency rank | 611 of 2,501 |
Common words with 拡
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 拡大expansion; extension · magnification; enlargement
- 拡散spreading; disseminating; scattering · diffusion (of light, gas)
- 拡張expansion; extension; enlargement · escape; ESC
- 拡声器megaphone; bullhorn; loudhailer
- 拡充expansion
- 感染拡大spread of infection
- 拡大解釈broad interpretation
- 拡声voice amplification
- 拡張現実augmented reality; AR
- 勢力拡大expansion of one's sphere of influence; increase in one's power (strength, influence)
- 拡大鏡magnifying glass; magnifier; loupe
- 急拡大rapid expansion; rapid growth; sharp increase
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