Skip to content
Kotomora

拡

broaden, extend, expand, enlarge

JLPTN2StatusJōyō · grade 6FrequencyTop 1,000Strokes8

Readings

On'yomi

  • カク
  • コウ

Kun'yomi

  • ひろ.がる
  • ひろ.げる
  • ひろ.める

Meaning

拡 centers on making something larger in scope or size: broadening, extending, expanding, or enlarging.

Most common words using 拡

20 of 120

Explore all words using 拡 →

Study

Etymology

拡 is the modern simplified form of 擴. The older form combines 扌 (hand) with 廣, which likely contributed the sound and the idea of spreading or widening by hand.

Meaning mnemonic

The left hand 扌 beside 広 (wide) suggests using your hands to make something wider: broadening or expanding it.

Reading mnemonic

For カク, imagine using your hands to expand a canvas: canvas -> カク, and the hand stretches it wider.