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Japanese symbol for “propagate”

Romaji: hiromeru
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to disseminate

In Japanese, propagate is , read (hiromeru).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. v1, vt to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to disseminate
  2. v1, vt to broaden; to extend; to widen; to enlarge

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

wide, broad, spacious
on: コウ
kun: ひろ.い、ひろ.まる、ひろ.める、ひろ.がる
5 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “propagate”

WordReadingMeaning
つたえる tsutaeruto convey; to report; to transmit
つたわる tsutawaruto travel (of sound, electricity, etc.); to propagate; to be conducted
わく wakuto hatch; to breed; to propagate
おしひろめる oshihiromeruto spread; to extend; to expand

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
こうこく koukokuadvertisement; advertising
ひろい hiroispacious; vast; wide
ひろば hirobapublic square; square; plaza
はばひろい habahiroiextensive; wide; broad
こうだい koudaivast; extensive; immense
ひろげる hirogeruto spread; to extend; to expand

See also: Chinese symbol for “propagate”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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