漢字道KANJIDO

9 strokesRadical

1University / general (hardest)9 strokesRadical
On
エン
Kun
あまり・しく・はびこ.る
Meaning
to overflow; to expound

Origin

ORIGIN

Road 行 with water 水: water spreading as it flows; by extension, superfluous, and to expound.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 敷衍ふえん

    amplifying; expounding

  • 衍字えんじ

    a superfluous character

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

論旨を敷衍して説明する。

They expound the argument at greater length.

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