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展

unfold, expand

JLPT N1 Grade 6 10 strokes
On'yomi
テン

展 means "unfold, expand". It is a JLPT N1 kanji written in 10 strokes. Its on'yomi (Sino-Japanese) reading is テン. Japanese schoolchildren learn it in grade 6.

展 in example sentences

  • こっちは望のぞみ通とおりの展開てんかいだ。

    Kotchi wa nozomi toori no tenkai da.

    This is exactly what I wanted to happen.

  • 予想よそう通とおりの展開てんかいになりましたね。

    Yosou toori no tenkai ni narimashita ne.

    It went just as we expected.

  • それは予想よそうだにしない展開てんかいだった。

    Sore wa yosou dani shinai tenkai datta.

    That was an unexpected development.

Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, licensed CC-BY 2.0 FR.

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Common questions

What does the kanji 展 mean?
展 means "unfold, expand". It is a JLPT N1 kanji.
How many strokes does 展 have?
展 is written in 10 strokes.
How is 展 read?
Its on'yomi (Sino-Japanese) reading is テン.
What JLPT level is 展?
展 is a JLPT N1 kanji.
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