What is the difference between 広まる and 広がる?
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Sempai
- 19 May 2006
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ひろがる【広がる】 ﾛｰﾏ(hirogaru)
1 〔拡大する〕 spread; extend; develop; widen; broaden; 〔流れ出す〕 spread; 〔ちらばる〕 scatter; be scattered; be cast around.
▲版図(はんと)が広がる territory expands
･シャツのしみが広がる a stain on a shirt ┌spreads [grows (larger)]
･煙が広がる smoke spreads (out)
･傷口が広がる a ┌cut [wound] gets larger [widens]
･視野が広がる 〔視界が〕 a field of vision widens (out); 〔見識が〕 one's ┌horizons [perspectives] broaden; one gets a broader view of the world
･興味が広がる one's tastes broaden
･道幅いっぱいに広がって歩く walk along taking up the whole (width of the) road.
▲火は瞬く間に広がった. In no time, the fire ┌spread (out) [grew].
･黒雲が見る見る広がった. The dark clouds spread rapidly over the whole sky.
･大気汚染が地球規模で広がっている. Air [Atmospheric] pollution is ┌spreading all over the globe [becoming a worldwide problem].
･求人の対象年齢が 60 歳にまで広がった. The age group in which people are being sought (for work) has now increased to include people of sixty. | People as old as sixty are now being sought (for work).
･バラの香りがあたりに広がった. The scent of roses spread ┌everywhere [all around]. | The whole atmosphere became scented with roses.
･そのうわさは町内の隅々まで広がった. The rumor spread to every corner of the town.
･倒れた瓶から酒がテーブルに広がった. Sake from the overturned bottle spread across the table.
･子供たちが校庭いっぱいに広がった. Children scattered throughout the school grounds.
2 〔先端が開く〕 spread; broaden; flatten; diverge.
▲筆の先が広がる the tip of a brush spreads out
･裾の広がったズボン trousers with ┌wide [flared] bottoms
･広がった枝 spreading branches.
3 〔展開する〕 spread (out); stretch (out).
▲眼下に広がる雲海 a sea of clouds (spread out) below one.
▲麦畑が見渡す限り広がっていた. Fields of barley stretched as far as the eye could see.
ひろまる【広まる】 ﾛｰﾏ(hiromaru)
1 〔知れわたる〕 become (widely) known; spread; gain (wide) currency; get ┌about [abroad, around]; go the rounds.
▲公害に対する認識が広まる knowledge about pollution [pollution awareness] spreads; people become better informed about pollution
･牛肉に対する警戒心が広まる doubts about the safety of beef spread; people grow ┌suspicious of [nervous about] beef.
▲うわさが近所中に広まった. The rumor spread all around the neighborhood.
･風評がぱっと広まった. The news spread like wildfire.
･大統領が辞任するといううわさが広まっている. There are rumors (going about) that the President is going to resign.
2 〔普及する〕 spread; be diffused; be propagated; pervade 《a city》; be disseminated; be circulated; go into in general circulation; 〔流行する〕 come into ┌fashion [vogue]; get [grow, become] popular.
▲ハンバーガーは 1970 年代初頭以後日本にも広まった. Since the early 1970s hamburgers have been popular in Japan, too.
･彼の新説が次第に広まってきた. His new theory has gradually gained ground. | More people are gradually ┌adopting [being convinced by] his new theory.
･こうした感情が国民全体に広まっている. This sentiment ┌pervades [has spread to] the whole nation. | Everyone in the country has come to feel this way.
1 〔拡大する〕 spread; extend; develop; widen; broaden; 〔流れ出す〕 spread; 〔ちらばる〕 scatter; be scattered; be cast around.
▲版図(はんと)が広がる territory expands
･シャツのしみが広がる a stain on a shirt ┌spreads [grows (larger)]
･煙が広がる smoke spreads (out)
･傷口が広がる a ┌cut [wound] gets larger [widens]
･視野が広がる 〔視界が〕 a field of vision widens (out); 〔見識が〕 one's ┌horizons [perspectives] broaden; one gets a broader view of the world
･興味が広がる one's tastes broaden
･道幅いっぱいに広がって歩く walk along taking up the whole (width of the) road.
▲火は瞬く間に広がった. In no time, the fire ┌spread (out) [grew].
･黒雲が見る見る広がった. The dark clouds spread rapidly over the whole sky.
･大気汚染が地球規模で広がっている. Air [Atmospheric] pollution is ┌spreading all over the globe [becoming a worldwide problem].
･求人の対象年齢が 60 歳にまで広がった. The age group in which people are being sought (for work) has now increased to include people of sixty. | People as old as sixty are now being sought (for work).
･バラの香りがあたりに広がった. The scent of roses spread ┌everywhere [all around]. | The whole atmosphere became scented with roses.
･そのうわさは町内の隅々まで広がった. The rumor spread to every corner of the town.
･倒れた瓶から酒がテーブルに広がった. Sake from the overturned bottle spread across the table.
･子供たちが校庭いっぱいに広がった. Children scattered throughout the school grounds.
2 〔先端が開く〕 spread; broaden; flatten; diverge.
▲筆の先が広がる the tip of a brush spreads out
･裾の広がったズボン trousers with ┌wide [flared] bottoms
･広がった枝 spreading branches.
3 〔展開する〕 spread (out); stretch (out).
▲眼下に広がる雲海 a sea of clouds (spread out) below one.
▲麦畑が見渡す限り広がっていた. Fields of barley stretched as far as the eye could see.
ひろまる【広まる】 ﾛｰﾏ(hiromaru)
1 〔知れわたる〕 become (widely) known; spread; gain (wide) currency; get ┌about [abroad, around]; go the rounds.
▲公害に対する認識が広まる knowledge about pollution [pollution awareness] spreads; people become better informed about pollution
･牛肉に対する警戒心が広まる doubts about the safety of beef spread; people grow ┌suspicious of [nervous about] beef.
▲うわさが近所中に広まった. The rumor spread all around the neighborhood.
･風評がぱっと広まった. The news spread like wildfire.
･大統領が辞任するといううわさが広まっている. There are rumors (going about) that the President is going to resign.
2 〔普及する〕 spread; be diffused; be propagated; pervade 《a city》; be disseminated; be circulated; go into in general circulation; 〔流行する〕 come into ┌fashion [vogue]; get [grow, become] popular.
▲ハンバーガーは 1970 年代初頭以後日本にも広まった. Since the early 1970s hamburgers have been popular in Japan, too.
･彼の新説が次第に広まってきた. His new theory has gradually gained ground. | More people are gradually ┌adopting [being convinced by] his new theory.
･こうした感情が国民全体に広まっている. This sentiment ┌pervades [has spread to] the whole nation. | Everyone in the country has come to feel this way.
