Vocabulary

What does 展開 (てんかい, tenkai) mean?

展開 (てんかい, tenkai) means development, unfolding; expansion.

Quick facts
Reading	てんかい
Romaji	tenkai
Part of speech	noun, suru verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)	N2

展開てんかい

N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommontenkai

development, unfolding; expansion

1noun · suru verb · transitive development; evolution; progression
2noun · suru verb · transitive expansion; spreading out; extending
3noun · suru verb · transitive expansion (of an algebraic expression)
4noun · suru verb · transitive development (of a three-dimensional shape)
5noun · suru verb · transitive extraction (of compressed data); decompression; unpacking

Example sentences

物語(ものがたり)は意外(いがい)な展開(てんかい)を見(み)せた。
The story took an unexpected turn.
会社(かいしゃ)は事業(じぎょう)を海外(かいがい)に展開(てんかい)した。
The company expanded its business overseas.

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