蔓 — 14 strokes ／ Radical「艹」
道準1University / general ／ 14 strokes ／ Radical「艹」
- On
- マン・バン
- Kun
- はびこ.る・つる
- Meaning
- vine; to spread
Origin
Grass 艹 with 曼 as phonetic: the vine that stretches out long; hence to spread unchecked.
Stroke order
Compounds
- 蔓延まんえん
spread (of disease)
- 蔓つる
vine; tendril
Example
感染症が蔓延するのを食い止めた。
They halted the spread of the epidemic.
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