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蔓延 (まんえん, manen) Japanese meaning: spread | Kotomora
Common word› Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Conjugation 蔓延する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 蔓まん 延えん する 蔓まん 延えん しない Polite 蔓まん 延えん します 蔓まん 延えん しません Past polite 蔓まん 延えん しました 蔓まん 延えん しませんでした Past 蔓まん 延えん した 蔓まん 延えん しなかった Te-form 蔓まん 延えん して 蔓まん 延えん しないで Desire 蔓まん 延えん したい 蔓まん 延えん したくない Potential 蔓まん 延えん できる 蔓まん 延えん できない Passive 蔓まん 延えん される 蔓まん 延えん されない Causative 蔓まん 延えん させる 蔓まん 延えん させない Causative passive 蔓まん 延えん させられる 蔓まん 延えん させられない Volitional 蔓まん 延えん しよう Polite volitional 蔓まん 延えん しましょう Imperative 蔓まん 延えん しろ 蔓まん 延えん するな Conditional 蔓まん 延えん すれば 蔓まん 延えん しなければ Tara conditional 蔓まん 延えん したら 蔓まん 延えん しなかったら
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染せん
症しょう
が
世せ
界かい
中じゅう
に
蔓まん
延えん
し
て
いる
。
The infectious disease is spreading worldwide.
The proliferation of fake news has become a social problem.
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 が 蔓まん 延えん する for something (disease, corruption, etc.) to spread widely
An infectious disease is spreading widely in this area.
蔓まん 延えん を 防ふせ ぐ to prevent the spread (of something harmful)
The government announced measures to prevent the spread of the virus.
蔓まん 延えん を 食く い 止と める to stop or contain the spread (of something harmful)
It is difficult to stop the spread of misinformation.
Kanji 蔓 vine, tendril, influence Related words· 6 流行 refers to a trend or fashion becoming popular, often temporarily, while 蔓延 emphasizes a harmful or pervasive spread.
横行 describes bad behavior or crime running rampant in society, whereas 蔓延 is more broadly used for diseases, trends, or harmful things spreading unchecked.
伝染 specifically means contagion, spreading from one person or thing to another directly, while 蔓延 describes the resulting widespread state.
拡大 means expansion or enlargement in a neutral or positive sense, while 蔓延 implies an undesirable, often uncontrollable spread.
Show 2 more 普及 means widespread adoption or diffusion, typically of something beneficial like technology, while 蔓延 is used for something harmful spreading.
蔓延する is a formal, Sino-Japanese verb for diseases or harmful trends spreading widely, while はびこる is a more vivid, everyday word often used for weeds or unchecked bad influences.
Opposites 収束 means a spread (such as an epidemic) coming under control and subsiding, the opposite of 蔓延 taking hold and expanding.
蔓延 describes something spreading widely and taking hold, the opposite of 撲滅, which means wiping it out completely.
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
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.
Rarely used kanji form; 衍 is an uncommon variant.
