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蔓延

まん延、 蔓衍

Reading

Kana: まんえん
Romaji: man'en
Kana
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Definition

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spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread

Kanji

Readings: マン、 バン、 はびこ.る、 つる
Meanings: vine, tendril, influence, connections, good offices, spread, sprawl, thrive, rampant, powerful
Readings: エン、 の.びる、 の.べる、 の.べ、 の.ばす
Meanings: prolong, stretching
Readings: エン、 あまり、 しく、 はびこ.る
Meaning: overflowing

Example Sentences

(こん)悪性(あくせい)風邪(かぜ)がまん(んえ)している。
➥A bad cold is going about now.
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その病気(びょうき)蔓延(まんえん)しつつあるようだ。
➥It is said that the disease has been spreading.
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(だい)都会(とかい)には罪悪(ざいあく)がはびこっている。
➥There is much crime in the big cities.
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悪書(あくしょ)追放(ついほう)しよう。まずは世界中(せかいじゅう)にはびこってる聖書(せいしょ)からだな。
➥Let's remove harmful books from circulation. Starting first with the bibles that have spread all over the world.
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