蔓延
- Word
- 蔓延
- Reading
- まんえん
- Level
- N1
- Part of speech
- noun
- Meaning
- spread/rampant
- Example
感染症が蔓延している。 The infectious disease is spreading widely.
- Confused with
普及 (fukyuu) is positive spreading of something, 蔓延 is negative spreading like disease or corruption.