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蔓延 (まんえん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
spread ; proliferation ; rampancy
Describes something undesirable spreading widely, such as a disease, harmful trend, or invasive species. Often used with する to mean 'to spread' or 'to become rampant'.
フェイクニュース の 蔓まん 延えん が 社しゃ 会かい 問もん 題だい に なっ て いる 。
The proliferation of fake news has become a social problem.
Written forms 蔓まん 延えん Usage 91%
Standard kanji spelling; common in news and formal writing.
まん 延えん Usage 7%
Official simplified spelling used in government and media contexts; replaces the non-jōyō kanji 蔓.
まんえん Usage 2%
マンエン Usage 1%
蔓まん 衍えん
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 衍 is an uncommon variant.
Kanji 蔓 vine, tendril, influence Similar words 拡かく 大だい 拡大 means expansion or enlargement in a neutral or positive sense, while 蔓延 implies an undesirable, often uncontrollable spread.
流りゅう 行こう 流行 refers to a trend or fashion becoming popular, often temporarily; 蔓延 emphasizes a harmful or pervasive spread.
Etymology From Chinese 蔓延 (mànyán), meaning 'to spread' or 'to extend'. The kanji 蔓 means 'vine' or 'creeper', and 延 means 'extend' or 'prolong', together suggesting something spreading like a vine.
