Meaning

Primary

Zoom

Alternatives

Magnification, Enlargement, Expansion

Word Type

noun, verbal noun

Explanation

Extend the lens nice and big to zoom in on the subject, please. That's magnification, enlargement, and expansion.

Reading

かくだい
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own.

Context

Context Sentences

このボタンをクリックしたら、コウイチの顔が拡大できるよ。

If you click on this button, you can zoom in on Koichi's face.

コウイチはトーフグのビジネスを火星まで拡大するため、宇宙人を一人やとうことにした。

Koichi decided to hire an alien to expand Tofugu's business to Mars.

写真を拡大した時に、彼氏の鼻毛が出てることを発見しちゃったんだよね。どん引きだったわ。

I enlarged the photo and found out my boyfriend’s nose hairs were sticking out. I was turned off.

Kanji Composition