蔓

Reading

Kana: つる

Romaji: tsuru

Definitions

noun

1

vine; bine; tendril; runner

Note: word usually written using kana alone

2

bow; temple arm; sidepiece; lug arm; earpiece; part of a pair of glasses that goes over the ear

3

connections; contacts; influence; financial supporter

Kanji

蔓

Readings: マン、 バン、 はびこ.る、 つる

Meanings: vine, tendril, influence, connections, good offices, spread, sprawl, thrive, rampant, powerful

Example Sentences

瓜(うり)のつるに茄子(なすび)はならぬ。

➥You don't get eggplants from a gourd vine.

このつる草(そう)は木(き)にからみつきます。

➥This vine winds around trees.

その病気(びょうき)は蔓延(まんえん)しつつあるようだ。

➥It is said that the disease has been spreading.

今(こん)悪性(あくせい)の風邪(かぜ)がまん延(んえ)している。

➥A bad cold is going about now.

大(だい)都会(とかい)には罪悪(ざいあく)がはびこっている。

➥There is much crime in the big cities.

悪書(あくしょ)を追放(ついほう)しよう。まずは世界中(せかいじゅう)にはびこってる聖書(せいしょ)からだな。

➥Let's remove harmful books from circulation. Starting first with the bibles that have spread all over the world.