広ひろがる

ひろがる hirogaru

to spread (out)
to extend
to stretch
to reach to
to get around

godan verbintransitive

Chinese meanings

扩散；延伸

Examples

Furigana

うわさは四し方ほう八はっ方ぽうに広ひろがった。
The rumor spread far and wide.
谣言向四面八方扩散。
Tatoeba #228076
雨あめで火ひの手ては広ひろがらずにすんだ。
The rain kept the fire from spreading.
多亏下雨，火势没有蔓延。
Tatoeba #189649

Use this entry in code

import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('05550395ae'); // 広がる

{
  "id": "05550395ae",
  "word": "広がる",
  "reading": "ひろがる",
  "romaji": "hirogaru",
  "meanings": [
    "to spread (out)",
    "to extend",
    "to stretch",
    "to reach to",
    "to get around"
  ],
  "level": "N3",
  "pos": [
    "v5r",
    "vi"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1602360,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "うわさは四方八方に広がった。",
      "furigana": "うわさは{四方八方|しほうはっぽう}に{広|ひろ}がった。",
      "en": "The rumor spread far and wide.",
      "tatoeba_id": 228076
    },
    {
      "ja": "雨で火の手は広がらずにすんだ。",
      "furigana": "{雨|あめ}で{火|ひ}の{手|て}は{広|ひろ}がらずにすんだ。",
      "en": "The rain kept the fire from spreading.",
      "tatoeba_id": 189649
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "dd131c2971fd86f38752f5b3cb4581055891afc403c91a29f62c03677edd1103",
    "meanings": [
      "扩散",
      "延伸"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "うわさは四方八方に広がった。",
        "zh": "谣言向四面八方扩散。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "雨で火の手は広がらずにすんだ。",
        "zh": "多亏下雨，火势没有蔓延。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n3/05550395ae",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1602360; checked against downloaded JMdict_e.gz on 2026-10-28",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "87061de92617bb9179219d98dc5609ff2007e90c97d8e15d07c274ec2fb7b3e2"
  }
}