Expand

"Expand" in Japanese

展開する

tenkai suru

((transitive) to express at length or in detail)

広がる

hirogaru

((intransitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one)

広げる

hirogeru

((transitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one)

広げる

hirogeru

((transitive) to increase the extent, number, volume or scope of)

広げる

hirogeru

((transitive) to express at length or in detail)

拡大する

kakudai suru

((transitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one)

拡大する

kakudai suru

((transitive) to increase the extent, number, volume or scope of)

拡大する

kakudai suru

((transitive) to express at length or in detail)

拡大する

kakudai suru

((intransitive) to change from a smaller form/size to a larger one)

敷衍する

fuen suru

((transitive) to express at length or in detail)

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.