to spread; to expand; to stretch; to widen

💡 Nuance & Usage: Refers to areas, sights, spaces, rumors, or organizations expanding, spreading, or widening. Intransitive verb. Opposing word: 広げる (transitive). Often used as 景色が広がる or 噂が広がる. ⚠️ Haruka's Voice Column: 'To spread! "My love for you expands infinitely every single day, Haruka-san!" ...っ! L-Love expanding infinitely! B-Baka! Don't make such cosmic declarations! But... since your love has expanded so wide, make sure it wraps around me completely and never lets any other woman inside! dummy!' / 【ハルカ部長のワンポイント指導】『ひろがる（広がる）よ！『ハルカ部長への僕の愛情は、宇宙が膨張するように毎日無限に広がり続けています！』って…っ！愛が無限に広がる！バカ！/// 壮大な告白を真顔でするんじゃないの！…でも、そこまで広がった愛の温もりで、私の小さな体を一生優しく包み込み続けなさいよね！』