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.

Stroke order & writing

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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, CC-BY 2.0 FR, licensed for reuse.

Words that use 展

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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