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Kanji Detail for 紘 - "large"

紘

  • Meaning

    紘 means "large."

    1. Great rope - A large cord.

    2. Wide - Broad; extensive.

    3. String - A cord for a crown.

    4. Boundary - The outer limits.

  • Four-character idioms with 紘

    • 八紘一宇 はっこういちう Listen universal brotherhood; all eight corners of the world under one roof

  • Tattoo check: 紘

    • Verified meaning: large
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read おう, 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 紘

    Given names 紘(こう)Listen 紘(ひろ)Listen 紘(ひろし)Listen 紘(ひろむ)Listen

    Surnames 紘(おう)Listen 紘(こうじ)Listen 紘(こうしょう)Listen 紘(こうそう)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    large

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    string; vast, expansive

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    cord for hat; vast

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

    A cap string. Tied under the chin. With the remainder hanging as decoration.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    koh(コウ) コウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    ooduna(おおでゅな) おおでゅな

    tsuna(つな) つな

    tsuna.gu(つな-ぐ) つな-ぐ

  • Strokes

    tip

    10 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    糸 (ito・itohen)

  • Related Keywords

    great rope wide string boundary cord thread broad expansive far-reaching vast fiber strand

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