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Kanji Detail for 弘 - "wide, to spread"

弘

  • Meaning

    弘 means "wide, to spread."

    1. Wide - Broad; large.

    2. To spread - To expand; to make larger; to propagate.

  • Tattoo check: 弘

    • Verified meaning: wide, to spread
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read ぐ, こう, こうじ, こうしょう)

    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 弘

    Given names 弘(こう)Listen 弘(ひろ)Listen 弘(ひろし)Listen

    Surnames 弘(ぐ)Listen 弘(こうじ)Listen 弘(こうしょう)Listen 弘(こうそう)Listen 弘(こうぼう)Listen 弘(ひとし)Listen 弘(ひろかつ)Listen 弘(ひろき)Listen 弘(ひろまつ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    vast; broad; wide

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    enlarge, expand; liberal, great

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    great; liberal

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to enlarge, to expand; liberal, great

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

    Great; to enlarge. (Analects) "People can enlarge the Way."

  • Onyomi

    tip

    gu(グ) グ

    koh(コウ) コウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    hiro.i(ひろ-い) ひろ-い

  • Strokes

    tip

    5 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    弓 (yumi・yumihen)

  • Related Keywords

    wide to spread big large propagate vast broad expansive extensive far-reaching spacious expand extend generous comprehensive

Sentences including 弘

  • A bad carpenter quarrels with his tools.

  • Even the worthy Homer sometimes nods.

  • Yesterday, I asked Hiromi out on a date, but she rejected my offer out of hand.

  • She looked at her flight of cranes hanging from the ceiling, which her brother Masahiro had hung there for her.

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