展
展 — Unfold
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On’yomiテン (ten)
Kun’yomi—
Stroke order (10 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 展
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 展開 | てんかい tenkai | development; evolution; progression |
| 発展 | はってん hatten | development; growth; expansion |
| 進展 | しんてん shinten | progress; development |
| 展示 | てんじ tenji | exhibition; display |
| 展望 | てんぼう tenbou | view; outlook; prospect |
| 展覧会 | てんらんかい tenrankai | exhibition |
Study notes
展 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 10 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 6), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #352 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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