noun, takes する, transitive verb, intransitive verb

  1. expansion, extension.
  2. magnification, enlargement.
  3. escalation, spread.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
拡大 かくだい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

broaden, extend, expand
カク ひろ.がる コウ (6th, N1)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
wide, broad, spacious
ひろ.い コウ (2nd, N4)
dotted cliff radical (no. 53)
ゲン (Kentei 1)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン かりがね (Kentei 1)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ ボウ ム (Kentei 1)
large, big
ダイ おお- た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)