Japanese symbol for “unfold”
繰り広げる
くりひろげる
Romaji: kurihirogeru
to unfold; to unroll; to open
In Japanese, unfold is 繰り広げる, read くりひろげる (kurihirogeru).
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Meanings
- v1, vt to unfold; to unroll; to open
Written forms: 繰り広げる、繰広げる、繰り拡げる、繰拡げる. Readings: くりひろげる.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “unfold”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 広げる | ひろげる hirogeru | to unfold; to open; to unroll |
| 開く | ひらく hiraku | to bloom; to unfold; to spread out |
| 披く | ひらく hiraku | to open; to unfold; to spread out |
| おっ広げる | おっぴろげる oppirogeru | to unfold; to open; to unroll |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 繰り返す | くりかえす kurikaesu | to repeat; to do over again |
| 繰り返し | くりかえし kurikaeshi | repetition; repeat; reiteration |
| 繰り上げ | くりあげ kuriage | upward move; advance |
| 資金繰り | しきんぐり shikinguri | fundraising; financing; cash flow |
| 繰り出す | くりだす kuridasu | to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope) |
| 繰り延べ | くりのべ kurinobe | postponement |
| 広告 | こうこく koukoku | advertisement; advertising |
| 広い | ひろい hiroi | spacious; vast; wide |
See also: Chinese symbol for “unfold”.
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.