- 展開 — development; unfolding; deployment
- 展示 — display; exhibition
- 発展 — growth; advancement
- 展望 — outlook; perspective
- 進展 — progress; advancement
- 展覧 — exhibition
- 展性 — ductility; malleability
展 commonly appears in compounds about progress, layout, and vision—business strategy, artistic displays, or tactical deployment.
Its core sense is “spreading out,” whether across space (exhibits, panoramas) or time (development, advancement).
展覧会が 来週から 始まります。
The exhibition will begin next week.
計画を 展開する 時期です。
It's time to put the plan into action.