I Love Kanji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
- to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to disseminate · ichidan verb, transitive
- to broaden; to extend; to widen; to enlarge · ichidan verb, transitive
Example sentences
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.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
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)広げるひろげる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 1278460 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.