Chinese

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creeper; to spread; Brassica campestris to prolong; to extend; to delay
trad. (蔓延)
simp. #(蔓延)
alternative forms 曼延
蔓衍

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Verb

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蔓延

  1. (of diseases, vegetation, etc., or figuratively) to spread; to extend
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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
まん
Jinmeiyō
えん
Grade: 6
kan'yōon on'yomi
Alternative spellings
まん延
蔓衍

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(まん)(えん) (man'enまんえん (man'en)?

  1. spread of a disease
  2. rampancy of the growth of vines
  3. rampancy of a bad custom

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(まん)(えん)する (man'en suruまんえん (man'en)?intransitive suru (stem (まん)(えん) (man'en shi), past (まん)(えん)した (man'en shita))

  1. (for disease) to spread
  2. (for vines) to grow rampant
  3. (a bad custom) to be rampant

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References

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  1. ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

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Hanja in this term

Noun

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蔓延 (manyeon) (hangeul 만연)

  1. Hanja form? of 만연.