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広める (ひろめる, hiromeru) Japanese meaning: spread | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N2 › Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Conjugation 広める · ichidan verb
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 広ひろ める 広ひろ めない Polite 広ひろ めます 広ひろ めません Past polite 広ひろ めました 広ひろ めませんでした Past 広ひろ めた 広ひろ めなかった Te-form 広ひろ めて 広ひろ めないで Desire 広ひろ めたい 広ひろ めたくない Potential 広ひろ められる also 広ひろ めれる 広ひろ められない also 広ひろ めれない Passive 広ひろ められる 広ひろ められない Causative 広ひろ めさせる 広ひろ めさせない Causative passive 広ひろ めさせられる 広ひろ めさせられない Volitional 広ひろ めよう Polite volitional 広ひろ めましょう Imperative 広ひろ めろ 広ひろ めるな Conditional 広ひろ めれば 広ひろ めなければ Tara conditional 広ひろ めたら 広ひろ めなかったら
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She wants to spread Japanese culture overseas.
It will take time to spread this activity nationwide.
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 を 世せ 界かい に 広ひろ める to spread something to the world
He spread that culture to the world.
視し 野や を 広ひろ める to broaden one's horizons
Studying abroad allowed me to broaden my horizons.
口くち コミで 〈 事こと 〉 を 広ひろ める to spread something by word of mouth
The restaurant's reputation was spread by word of mouth.
Expressions 知ち 識しき を 広ひろ める extend one's knowledge; broaden one's knowledge 見けん 聞ぶん を 広ひろ める broaden one's horizons; widen one's knowledge; see more of the world 見けん 識しき を 広ひろ める broaden one's horizons; expand one's knowledge; gain perspective Transitive / intransitive Related words 広げる usually means to physically spread out or open something, or to widen a scope, while 広める focuses on making information or practices widespread or broadening abstract knowledge.
伝える means to convey or pass on information directly to someone, whereas 広める implies making that information spread widely across many people.
広める is the neutral verb for spreading information or rumors widely, while 飛ばす in this sense carries a more casual, offhand nuance of sending word out.
広める means to deliberately spread or popularize information, while 流す can suggest more casual or irresponsible circulating of rumors.
広める is a transitive verb for actively spreading information or influence on a smaller scale, whereas 普及 is more formal and used for large-scale, systematic diffusion.
Word family fairly wide; quite large; relatively spacious
expand a market; find a new market
spread; extend; expand; propagate · elaborate on; amplify; develop further
spread word of; trumpet; bruit
Written forms 広ひろ める Usage 78%
Standard, common spelling for both making something widely known and making a range or scope broader.
ひろめる Usage 15%
弘ひろ める Usage 7%
Less common spelling, especially associated with spreading teachings, religion, culture, or ideas.
Etymology Native Japanese verb related to 広い, 'wide; broad'. The -める ending forms a transitive verb meaning to make something broad or widespread; the kanji spelling 広 conventionally matches that meaning.
