JLPT N3 · Verb

広める (hiromeru)

広める (ひろめる, hiromeru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to spread; to propagate”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
ひろめる
Romaji
hiromeru
Word class
Ichidan verb (る-verb)
Level
JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to disseminate · ichidan verb, transitive
  2. to broaden; to extend; to widen; to enlarge · ichidan verb, transitive

Example sentences

彼らはキリストの福音を全世界に広めた。
They spread the Gospel all over the world.
旅行は人の視野を広める。
Travel broadens one's horizons.

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 広める

Ichidan verb (る-verb). Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

FormJapaneseReading
Dictionary広めるひろめる hiromeru
Polite (~masu)広めますひろめます hiromemasu
Negative広めないひろめない hiromenai
Polite negative広めませんひろめません hiromemasen
Past広めたひろめた hirometa
Polite past広めましたひろめました hiromemashita
Negative past広めなかったひろめなかった hiromenakatta
Te-form広めてひろめて hiromete
Potential広められるひろめられる hiromerareru
Passive広められるひろめられる hiromerareru
Causative広めさせるひろめさせる hiromesaseru
Volitional広めようひろめよう hiromeyou
Imperative広めろひろめろ hiromero
Conditional (~ba)広めればひろめれば hiromereba

Kanji in 広める

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 広める.

Source: JMdict entry 1278460 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.