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あまねく Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Freq. Frequency Top 100,000 Written forms あまねく Usage 83%
Usually written in kana. The kanji forms 遍く and 普く are seen but less common; 周く and 洽く are rare.
普あまね く Usage 9%
Kanji form using 普 (universal, general). Acceptable but less common than kana.
遍あまね く Usage 8%
Kanji form using 遍 (everywhere, widely). Acceptable but less common than kana.
洽あまね く
彼かれ の 名めい 声せい は 世せ 界かい 中じゅう に あまねく 知し ら れ て いる 。
His fame is known throughout the world.
Usage
1%
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji form using 洽 (widely, extensively).
周あまね く
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji form using 周 (circumference, around).
Kanji 遍 everywhere, times, widely 普 universal, wide(ly), generally 周 circumference, circuit, lap Similar words 広ひろ く 広く is the common, everyday word for 'widely'. あまねく is more literary and emphasizes thorough coverage or universality.
至いた る 所ところ 至る所 means 'everywhere' in a physical sense. あまねく can also be used for abstract or figurative spreading.
Etymology Derived from classical Japanese adjective あまねし (amane-shi), meaning 'widespread, universal'. The adverbial form あまねく became fixed as a standalone adverb.