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広まる (ひろまる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

広ひろまる

ひ

ろ

ま

る

Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

1

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

spread; be propagated; become widespread

Intransitive verb describing something (news, ideas, customs, diseases, etc.) spreading or becoming widely known or adopted on its own.

その噂うわさはすぐに学がっ校こう中じゅうに広ひろまった。
The rumor quickly spread throughout the school.
インターネットの普ふ及

きゅう

で

情じょう

報ほう

が

早はや

く

広ひろ

まる

よう

に

なっ

た

。

With the spread of the internet, information now spreads quickly.

Written forms

広ひろまるUsage85%
Standard kanji spelling; high frequency and priority.
ひろまるUsage13%
弘ひろまるUsage1%
Rare variant kanji; not commonly used in modern writing.

Kanji

広wide, broad, spacious
弘vast, broad, wide

Similar words

広ひろめる
Transitive counterpart; means 'to spread something' or 'to propagate' deliberately, while 広まる is intransitive and describes something spreading on its own.
広ひろがる
Also intransitive, but emphasizes physical expansion or widening in space, whereas 広まる focuses on dissemination of information, ideas, or customs.

Etymology

Derived from the adjective 広い (ひろい, 'wide, broad') with the intransitive verb-forming suffix まる, indicating a natural change toward a wider or more widespread state.