This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

広める

弘める

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Kana: ひろめる
Romaji: hiromeru
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

v1
vt
1

to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to disseminate

2

to broaden; to extend; to widen; to enlarge

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: コウ、 グ、 ひろ.い
Meanings: vast, broad, wide

Example Sentences

旅行(りょこう)(ひと)視野(しや)(ひろ)める。
➥Travel broadens one's horizons.
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福沢(ふくさわ)諭吉(ゆきち)日本(にっぽん)西洋(せいよう)思想(しそう)(ひろ)めた。
➥Yukichi Fukuzawa introduced Western ideas into Japan.
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テレビのおかげで我々(われわれ)知識(ちしき)(ひろ)めることができる。
➥Television helps us widen our knowledge.
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(かれ)らはそのうわさを(ひろ)めた。
➥They spread the rumor abroad.
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(かれ)らは(キリストの)福音(ふくいん)(ぜん)世界(せかい)(ひろ)めた。
➥They spread the Gospel all over the world.
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科学(かがく)小説(しょうせつ)()むことは、(とき)には、宇宙(うちゅう)についての科学的(かがくてき)見方(みかた)(ひろ)めるのに(おお)いに役立(やくだ)つ。
➥Reading science fiction sometimes does much to encourage a scientific view of the universe.
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