noun, takes する, transitive verb, intransitive verb

  1. development, evolution, progression, unfolding, (plot) twist.
  2. expansion, spreading out, extending, deployment, building up.
  3. Mathematics.expansion (of an algebraic expression).
  4. Mathematics.development (of a three-dimensional shape).
  5. Computer terminology.extraction (of compressed data), decompression, unpacking.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
展開 てんかい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

unfold, expand
テン のぶ のり (6th, N1)
corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)
シ かたしろ (Kentei 1)
twenty, twenty or letter H radical (no. 55)
キョウ ク にじゅう (Kentei 1)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ ころも きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant
open, unfold, unseal
カイ ひら.く あ.く (3rd, N4)
gate, counter for cannons
モン かど と (2nd, N2)
open, initiate, begin
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
twenty, twenty or letter H radical (no. 55)
キョウ ク にじゅう (Kentei 1)