広げる
ひろげる · hirogeru · JLPT N3 · verb-ichidan
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🗺️ 広い hiroi = wide, so hiro-geru = make it wide: spread, extend
Etymology: 広 is the kanji of 広い (hiroi, wide). Add the verb ending -geru and wide becomes something you do: to widen. It works on a map or a cloth (spreading it out) and on a business or a road (expanding it).