Illustration: Behind a small suburban house, a carpenter extends an existing wooden deck into the garden. The old weathered platform ends at a clear seam, beyond which fresh boards now cover a wider framework. One final board is being fitted along the new outer edge, making the enlarged footprint easy to see.

JLPT N2suru verbLevel estimated by Bebop

拡かく張ちょう

kakuchou

to expand, to extend

Example sentences

学校がっこうの体育館たいいくかんが拡張かくちょうされた。
The school gymnasium was enlarged.
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市しは遊歩道ゆうほどうを拡張かくちょうする計画けいかくだ。
The city is planning to extend the boardwalk.
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公園こうえんは川かわの所ところまで拡張かくちょうされた。
The park was extended to the river.
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Kanji in 拡張

拡broaden; extendOnカク・コウKunひろがる・ひろげる・ひろめる
張counter for bows & stringed instruments; stretchOnチョウKunはる

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