Japanese

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Kanji in this term
かく
Grade: 6
だい
Grade: 1
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
擴大 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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(かく, kaku: “expand”) + (だい, dai: “big”)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(かく)(だい) (kakudai

  1. magnification
  2. lengthening, expansion, extension
    その会議(かいぎ)では空港(くうこう)拡大(かくだい)について議論(ぎろん)している。
    Sono kaigi de wa kūkō no kakudai ni tsuite giron shite iru.
    The workshop is discussing the airport extension.
  3. increase

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Verb

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(かく)(だい)する (kakudai surutransitive or intransitive suru (stem (かく)(だい) (kakudai shi), past (かく)(だい)した (kakudai shita))

  1. magnify
  2. lengthen, expand
  3. increase

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