Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 拡散(かくさん) in Japanese

拡散
JLPT 1
Kana Reading
かくさん
Romaji
kakusan
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru, nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
    Example sentence
    科学者たちはエイズ・ウイルスの拡散をくい止めようと戦っています。 Scientists are fighting to stem the spread of the AIDS virus.

Examples of 拡散, かくさん in a sentence

Kanji in this word

散 JLPT 3

12 strokes

scatter, disperse, spend, squander

On'Yomi: サン

Kun'Yomi: ち.る, ち.らす, -ち.らす, ち.らかす, ち.らかる, ばら

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拡 JLPT 2

8 strokes

broaden, extend, expand, enlarge

On'Yomi: カク, コウ

Kun'Yomi: ひろ.がる, ひろ.げる, ひろ.める

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