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Kanji Detail for 寬 - "spacious, broad, tolerant"

寬

  • Meaning

    寬 means "spacious, broad, tolerant."

    1. Spacious - Wide and roomy; having ample space.

    2. Broad - Wide in extent; having great scope.

    3. Tolerant - Open-minded and accepting; lenient.

    4. Relaxed - At ease; unhurried and comfortable.

    5. Generous - Liberal in giving; magnanimous.

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    • Verified meaning: spacious, broad, tolerant
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names

    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.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    broad; wide; spacious; vast

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    broad, wide; spacious, vast

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    surname Kuan

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    broad, spacious, vast, wide

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

    A wide house. All things with ample room are called 寬. Relaxed and unhurried is also 寬. | The breadth of things is called 寬. Such as 寬若干尺. | To forgive. Meaning to excuse someone's mistakes. Such as 寬其既往, meaning not pursuing past faults. | [Character analysis] From 宀 and 萈. 萈 is pronounced 桓. Not the 莧 of amaranth. The vulgar form missing a dot is incorrect.

  • 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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    14 strokes

  • Radical

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    宀 (ukammuri)

  • Related Keywords

    spacious broad tolerant generous relaxed wide lenient accommodating ample compassionate expansive forbearing forgiving indulgent large liberal magnanimous merciful open peaceful permissive serene tranquil

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