# 拡 — expand; enlarge

拡 means “expand; enlarge”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 8 strokes. On'yomi: カク (kaku). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: expand; enlarge
- On'yomi: カク (kaku)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 8
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Change & making

## How to remember 拡

Parts: 扌 hand · 広 wide

## Don't confuse it with

[広](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/wide/) · [払](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/pay/)

## More in the “Change & making” set

[拡](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/expand/) · [換](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/convert/) · [混](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/blend/) · [替](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/substitute/)

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