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How to say 'Spread' in Japanese | 広める

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The Japanese word for Spread is 'Hiromeru', written as 広める in Japanese.'Spread' in hiragana is ひろめる.

    Meaning

    Spread

    Reading

    ひろめる

    hiromeru

    Kanji

    Wide

    Explanation

    The Japanese verb '広める (ひろめる)' means 'to spread' or 'to disseminate'. It is used to describe the act of making something known, expanding its reach, or increasing its scope. This verb can be applied to ideas, information, influence, or even physical things like a scent or light. For example: I want to spread the news「ニュースを広めたい」(ニュースをひろめたい). She spread the word about the event「彼女はイベントについて広めた」(かのじょはイベントについてひろめた). Note that '広める' often implies an intentional effort to make something more widely known or available.

    Part Of Speech

    verb

    Kanji JLPT

    N4

    Kanji Grade

    2

    Frequency

    5385

    Composition

    kanji-hiragana

    Handwriting

This word is an ichidan verb. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Kanji in the Word 広める

This word contains 1 kanji character:

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Wide

Hiragana in the Word 広める

This word contains 2 Hiragana characters :

  • hiragana

    Reading

    Me
  • hiragana

    Reading

    Ru

Words Related to 広める Through the Kanji

These 11 Words contain the Kanji 広 as well.

  • word

    広さ

    Meaning

    Size

  • word

    広い

    Meaning

    Wide, Spacious

  • word

    広がる

    Meaning

    Spread

  • word

    広げる

    Meaning

    Spread, Expand

  • word

    広告

    Meaning

    Advertisement

  • word

    背広

    Meaning

    Suit

  • word

    広場

    Meaning

    Plaza

  • word

    広まる

    Meaning

    Spread

  • word

    Meaning

    Wide

  • word

    広大

    Meaning

    Vast

  • word

    幅広い

    Meaning

    Wide, Broad

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What does 'Hiromeru' (広める) mean?

'Hiromeru' means 'Spread' .

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