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広がり

拡がり

Reading

Kana: ひろがり
Romaji: hirogari
Kana
Romaji

Definition

1

spread; span; expanse; extent

Kanji

Readings: コウ、 ひろ.い、 ひろ.まる、 ひろ.める、 ひろ.がる、 ひろ.げる
Meanings: wide, broad, spacious
Readings: カク、 コウ、 ひろ.がる、 ひろ.げる、 ひろ.める
Meanings: broaden, extend, expand, enlarge

Example Sentences

()末広(すえひろ)がりに(おお)きくなった。
➥The fire spread out in a fan-shape.
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そのニュースは(すこ)しずつ(ひろ)がりました。
➥The news spread little by little.
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(かれ)(ひろ)がりを()せる汚職(おしょく)スキャンダルで摘発(てきはつ)された最初(さいしょ)国会(こっかい)議員(ぎいん)です。
➥He is the first national politician to be named in a widening corruption scandal.
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(もり)火事(かじ)四方(しほう)(ひろ)がり(はじ)めた。
➥The forest fire began to spread in all directions.
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国境(こっきょう)問題(もんだい)での小競(こぜ)()いから重大(じゅうだい)国際(こくさい)紛争(ふんそう)へと(ひろ)がりました。
➥A small border dispute ballooned into a major international incident.
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マオリ文化(ぶんか)(わたし)たちの()にますます(ひろ)がり、(かれ)らの言語(げんご)公用語(こうようご)の1つになっています。
➥Maori culture is now spreading more and more among us and their language has become an official language.
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