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Kanji Detail for 寛 - "tolerant, generous"

寛

  • Meaning

    寛 means "tolerant, generous." Also associated with spacious.

    1. Tolerant - Accepting of differences.

    2. Generous - Giving freely; magnanimous.

    3. Spacious - Having ample room.

    4. Relaxed - At ease; not tense.

  • Words using 寛

    • 寛容 かんよう Listen tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance
    • 寛大 かんだい Listen tolerant; generous; lenient
    • 寛ぐ くつろぐ Listen to relax; to feel at home

  • Four-character idioms with 寛

    • 寛仁大度 かんじんたいど Listen being generous, benevolent and magnanimous in disposition

  • Tattoo check: 寛

    • Verified meaning: tolerant, generous
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read あきら, かん, かんじ, さとる)
    • Also carries these associations: spacious

    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 寛

    Given names 寛(あきら)Listen 寛(かん)Listen 寛(さとる)Listen 寛(ひろ)Listen 寛(ひろし)Listen 寛(まこと)Listen 寛(ゆたか)Listen 寛(ゆるるか)Listen

    Surnames 寛(かんじ)Listen 寛(ひろす)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    tolerant; leniency; generosity; relax; feel at home; be at ease; broadminded

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    broad

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    Japanese variant of 寬|宽

  • Onyomi

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    kan(カン) カン

  • Kunyomi

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    hiro.i(ひろ-い) ひろ-い

    kutsurogu(くつろ-ぐ) くつろ-ぐ

    yuru.yaka(ゆる-やか) ゆる-やか

  • Strokes

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    13 strokes

  • Radical

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    宀 (ukammuri)

  • Related Keywords

    tolerant generous spacious relaxed lenient accommodating ample benevolent broad calm compassionate easygoing expansive forgiving gentle gracious indulgent liberal magnanimous merciful open-minded patient

Sentences including 寛

  • I am told he has a broad back.

  • Take a liberal view of young people.

  • He is generous to his friends.

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