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はびこる

Frequency rank: 25,089. – 25,240. (for form 蔓延る: 17,572. – 17,664.)

Godan verb with 'ru' ending; intransitive verb

to become overgrown; to grow thickword usually written using kana alone
to spread; to run rampant; to thrive; to prevail; to become powerfulword usually written using kana alone

Forms

はびこるFrequency rank: 25,089. – 25,240.
蔓延る【はびこる】Frequency rank: 17,572. – 17,664.
蔓る【はびこる】

Generated definitions (experimental)

to become overgrown; to grow thick

This meaning is used when describing plants or vegetation that have proliferated excessively, often covering an area completely.

にわ庭のくさ草がはびこっている。

The grass in the garden has become overgrown.

もり森のなか中のつるしょくぶつつる植物がはびこっている。

The climbing plants in the forest are growing thick.

to spread; to run rampant; to thrive; to prevail; to become powerful

This usage applies to ideas, diseases, or anything that increases rapidly in number or influence, often in a negative or uncontrolled way.

いんふるえんざインフルエンザがちいき地域ではびこっている。

The flu is spreading rampantly in the area.

そのかんがえ考えがかれ彼のまわり周りではびこっている。

That idea is prevailing around him.

Generated collocations (experimental)

はびこるto become overgrown; to grow thickあくえいきょう悪影響がはびこるbad influences run rampantざっそう雑草がはびこるweeds grow thickふせい不正がはびこるcorruption prevailsきょうふ恐怖がはびこるfear spreadsうわさ噂がはびこるrumors thriveしそう思想がはびこるideologies spreadびょうき病気がはびこるdisease runs rampantぼうりょく暴力がはびこるviolence prevailsふはい腐敗がはびこるdecay thrives

Wiktionary definitions (experimental)

どうし動詞

くさき草木がおいしげる生い茂る．.
このましくない好ましくないものがひろまる広まる．.
せいい勢威をふるう．.

Example sentences

2 results

1. だいとかい大都会にはざいあく罪悪がはびこっている。

There is much crime in the big cities.

2. あくしょ悪書をついほう追放しよう。まずはせかいじゅう世界中にはびこってるせいしょ聖書からだな。

Let's remove harmful books from circulation. Starting first with the bibles that have spread all over the world.

はびこる

Frequency rank: 25,089. – 25,240. (for form 蔓延る: 17,572. – 17,664.)

Godan verb with 'ru' ending; intransitive verb

to become overgrown; to grow thickword usually written using kana alone
to spread; to run rampant; to thrive; to prevail; to become powerfulword usually written using kana alone

Forms

はびこるFrequency rank: 25,089. – 25,240.
蔓延る【はびこる】Frequency rank: 17,572. – 17,664.
蔓る【はびこる】

Generated definitions (experimental)

to become overgrown; to grow thick

This meaning is used when describing plants or vegetation that have proliferated excessively, often covering an area completely.

にわ庭のくさ草がはびこっている。

The grass in the garden has become overgrown.

もり森のなか中のつるしょくぶつつる植物がはびこっている。

The climbing plants in the forest are growing thick.

to spread; to run rampant; to thrive; to prevail; to become powerful

This usage applies to ideas, diseases, or anything that increases rapidly in number or influence, often in a negative or uncontrolled way.

いんふるえんざインフルエンザがちいき地域ではびこっている。

The flu is spreading rampantly in the area.

そのかんがえ考えがかれ彼のまわり周りではびこっている。

That idea is prevailing around him.

Generated collocations (experimental)

はびこるto become overgrown; to grow thickあくえいきょう悪影響がはびこるbad influences run rampantざっそう雑草がはびこるweeds grow thickふせい不正がはびこるcorruption prevailsきょうふ恐怖がはびこるfear spreadsうわさ噂がはびこるrumors thriveしそう思想がはびこるideologies spreadびょうき病気がはびこるdisease runs rampantぼうりょく暴力がはびこるviolence prevailsふはい腐敗がはびこるdecay thrives

Wiktionary definitions (experimental)

どうし動詞

くさき草木がおいしげる生い茂る．.
このましくない好ましくないものがひろまる広まる．.
せいい勢威をふるう．.

Example sentences

2 results

1. だいとかい大都会にはざいあく罪悪がはびこっている。

There is much crime in the big cities.

2. あくしょ悪書をついほう追放しよう。まずはせかいじゅう世界中にはびこってるせいしょ聖書からだな。

Let's remove harmful books from circulation. Starting first with the bibles that have spread all over the world.

蔓

人名用

意vine; tendril; influence; connections; good offices; spread; sprawl; thrive; rampant; powerful

訓はびこ.る、つる

音マン、バン

延

N26

意prolong; stretching

訓の.びる、の.べる、の.べ、の.ばす

音エン

名たか、のぶ、のべ