Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 蔓延(まんえん) in Japanese

蔓延
Kana Reading
まんえん
Romaji
man'en
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation
    Example sentence
    今悪性の風邪がまん延している。 A bad cold is going about now.

Examples of 蔓延, まんえん in a sentence

Kanji in this word

延 JLPT 2

8 strokes

prolong, stretching

On'Yomi: エン

Kun'Yomi: の.びる, の.べる, の.べ, の.ばす

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蔓

14 strokes

vine, tendril, influence, connections, good offices, spread, sprawl, thrive, rampant, powerful

On'Yomi: マン, バン

Kun'Yomi: はびこ.る, つる

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