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How to say "Expansion" in Japanese

If you are wondering what's the Japanese word for "Expansion" you've come to the right place!

the Japanese word for "Expansion" is "Kakudai", written in japanese as "拡大".

Here's a more detailed explanation:

The verbal noun '拡大 (かくだい)' means 'expansion'. It refers to the act of making something larger in size, scope, or influence. This can apply to physical objects, but also to abstract concepts like a business, an area of study, or one's influence. For example: The company plans to expand its operations - (その会社は事業を拡大する計画です). The city has undergone significant expansion in recent years - (その街は近年大きく拡大した).

The Kanji are characters that represent meanings. As you can see, this word is made up of 2 Kanji:

The kanji "拡" means "Expand" and "Broaden" and can be read as "Kaku" and "Hiro". And The kanji "大" means "Big" and can be read as "Oo", "Dai" and "Tai".

Now, let's make sure you understand this word the other way around too.

What does "Kakudai" mean in japanese?

"Kakudai" means "Expansion" .

To learn more about the kanji in this word, checkout this pages:

What is the Kanji for expand and broaden?What is the Kanji for big?

If you also want to learn how to write this word in Japanese, you can checkout this page:

How to write "Expansion" in Japanese

To make really sure you learn this word, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this word and of the characters that comprise it.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "か" is read as "ka". The hiragana "く" is read as "ku". The hiragana "ひ" is read as "hi". The hiragana "ろ" is read as "ro". The hiragana "お" is read as "o". The hiragana "だ" is read as "da". The hiragana "い" is read as "i". And The hiragana "た" is read as "ta".

About kanji, you need to know that most Kanji have two types of readings: Kunyomi, based on native japanese pronunciation. And onyomi, based on chinese pronunciation.