This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

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Reading

Kana: てんかい
Romaji: tenkai
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

vs
1

development; evolution; progressing; unfolding

2

expansion; spreading out; extending; deployment; building up

Kanji

Reading: テン
Meanings: unfold, expand
Readings: カイ、 ひら.く、 ひら.き、 -びら.き、 ひら.ける、 あ.く、 あ.ける
Meanings: open, unfold, unseal

Example Sentences

戦況(せんきょう)我々(われわれ)有利(ゆうり)展開(てんかい)している。
➥The war is going in our favor.
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(しょう)エネルギーの全国(ぜんこく)運動(うんどう)展開中(てんかいちゅう)だ。
➥A national campaign for energy saving is underway.
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彼女(かのじょ)事実(じじつ)(もと)づいて議論(ぎろん)展開(てんかい)する。
➥Her argument was founded on fact.
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こんな展開(てんかい)(だれ)予想(よそう)したかしら。
➥Who'd have thought this is how the pieces fit?
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物語(ものがたり)(すじ)はある(しま)舞台(ぶたい)展開(てんかい)する。
➥The action of the story takes place on an island.
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それは異常(いじょう)展開(てんかい)()せた出来事(できごと)でした。
➥It was an event that proved extraordinary.
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