Manen

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まん延 (Manen) is a Japanese noun meaning “spread (e.g. of a disease), rampancy, infestation, proliferation”.

Meanings

  1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbspread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread

Examples

  • A bad cold is going about now.

  • It is said that the disease has been spreading.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in まん延

prolong

Related words

to crawlto grow long (e.g. hair, nails)to stretchextensionpostponementendlesslyto stretch largerto become overgrownkeeping alive longerdelayarrearsto hold out