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Kanji Detail for 豪 - "excellent, strong"

豪

  • Meaning

    豪 means "excellent, strong." Also associated with leader, strength.

    1. Excellent - Outstanding; superior in ability.

    2. Strong - Fierce; brave; valiant.

    3. Leader - A chief; a head.

    4. Gallant - Chivalrous; dashing.

    5. Wealthy - Having property or influence.

    6. Rich - Wealthy; noble.

    7. Hair - A single hair; extremely small.

    8. Coarse hair - Rough fur.

    9. Porcupine - A wild animal.

    10. Australia - Abbreviation for Australia.

  • Words using 豪

    • 豪華 ごうか Listen extravagant; lavish; opulent
    • 豪快 ごうかい Listen hearty; tremendous; magnificent
    • 豪雨 ごうう Listen torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst
    • 富豪 ふごう Listen wealthy person; millionaire
    • 集中豪雨 しゅうちゅうごうう Listen local downpour; severe rain fall

  • Four-character idioms with 豪

    • 絢爛豪華 けんらんごうか Listen luxurious and gorgeous; splendid; dazzling
    • 英雄豪傑 えいゆうごうけつ Listen hero; warrior of matchless valor; heroic character
    • 豪放磊落 ごうほうらいらく Listen broadminded
    • 豪華絢爛 ごうかけんらん Listen luxurious and gorgeous; magnificent

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    • Verified meaning: excellent, strong
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read ごう, ごうじ, すぐる, たかし)
    • Also carries these associations: leader, strength

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 豪

    Given names 豪(ごう)Listen 豪(すぐる)Listen 豪(たかし)Listen 豪(たけし)Listen 豪(たける)Listen 豪(つよし)Listen 豪(ひいず)Listen 豪(まさる)Listen

    Surnames 豪(ごうじ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    overpowering; great; powerful; excelling; Australia

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    brave, heroic, chivalrous

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    grand; heroic

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    brave, heroic, chivalrous

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    An animal name. A type of pig. Commonly called 豪豬 (porcupine). | A hero. One whose wisdom exceeds a hundred people is called 豪. Such as 豪傑 (hero). Being the leader of a group is also called 豪. Such as 鄉豪 (local magnate), 邑豪 (town magnate). | Extraordinary spirit is called 豪. Such as 豪飲 (drink heroically), 豪舉 (heroic act), 奢豪 (extravagant), 粗豪 (bold and rough). | Interchangeable with 毫. 毫釐 (tiny amount). Also written as 豪釐.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    goh(ゴウ) ゴウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    era.i(えら-い) えら-い

  • Strokes

    tip

    14 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    豕 (inoko・inokohen・buta)

  • Related Keywords

    excellent strong leader gallant rich grand powerful magnificent australia coarse hair porcupine bold extravagant formidable impressive influential lavish luxurious majestic mighty noble opulent heroic

Sentences including 豪

  • Heavy snow delayed the train for several hours.

  • She used to live in luxury.

  • He is a man of great wealth.

  • Young as he was , he was a man of ability.

  • She will get married to a rich man.

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