I Love Kanji広げる (hirogeru)
広げる (ひろげる, hirogeru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to spread; to extend”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- ひろげる
- Romaji
- hirogeru
- Word class
- Ichidan verb (る-verb)
- Level
- JLPT N3 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to spread; to extend; to expand; to enlarge; to widen · ichidan verb, transitive
- to unfold; to open; to unroll; to unwrap · ichidan verb, transitive · occ. written 展げる
- to scatter about; to spread around · ichidan verb, transitive
- to make flourish; to cause to prosper · ichidan verb, transitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 広げる
Ichidan verb (る-verb). Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 広げる | ひろげる hirogeru |
| Polite (~masu) | 広げます | ひろげます hirogemasu |
| Negative | 広げない | ひろげない hirogenai |
| Polite negative | 広げません | ひろげません hirogemasen |
| Past | 広げた | ひろげた hirogeta |
| Polite past | 広げました | ひろげました hirogemashita |
| Negative past | 広げなかった | ひろげなかった hirogenakatta |
| Te-form | 広げて | ひろげて hirogete |
| Potential | 広げられる | ひろげられる hirogerareru |
| Passive | 広げられる | ひろげられる hirogerareru |
| Causative | 広げさせる | ひろげさせる hirogesaseru |
| Volitional | 広げよう | ひろげよう hirogeyou |
| Imperative | 広げろ | ひろげろ hirogero |
| Conditional (~ba) | 広げれば | ひろげれば hirogereba |
Kanji in 広げる
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 広げる.
背広せびろbusiness suit広いひろいspacious広告こうこくadvertisement広がるひろがるto spread (out)広めるひろめるto spread広まるひろまるto spread広さひろさarea広場ひろばpublic square広々ひろびろextensive
Source: JMdict entry 1602370 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.