広げる

• 読み: ひろげる
• ローマ字: hirogeru
• 漢字の分解: 広 (kou/hiro) — wide, broad, spacious
• 発音: /hi.ɾo.ɡe.ɾɯ/

意味

To spread; to expand; to extend. The act of making something wider, larger, or more extensive.

A Group 2 (ichidan) transitive verb. The intransitive pair is 広がる (to spread by itself). Used for physically opening or unfolding things (maps, arms, wings), expanding operations or businesses, and broadening perspectives. Common expressions: 視野を広げる (broaden one's horizons), 手を広げる (spread one's hands or expand operations).

例文

1. 地図を広げて旅行の計画を立てた。
2. 留学して視野を広げたいと思っている。
3. 彼は両手を広げて友達を迎えた。

使い方ガイド

場面: daily life, personal growth, business

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Derived from the adjective 広い (hiroi, wide). The げる suffix creates a transitive verb meaning to cause something to become wider — an active spreading or opening.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal