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Kanji Detail for 広 - "wide, to broaden"

広

  • Meaning

    広 means "wide, to broaden." Also associated with to expand.

    1. Wide - Broad in area or space.

    2. To expand - To spread; to widen; to grow larger.

    3. To broaden - To extend; to make larger.

    4. Length - East-west length; "bō" refers to north-south length.

  • Words using 広

    • 広報 こうほう Listen public relations; PR; publicity
    • 広い ひろい Listen spacious; vast; wide
    • 広場 ひろば Listen public square; square; plaza
    • 広がり ひろがり Listen spread; span; expanse
    • 広げる ひろげる Listen to spread; to extend; to expand
    • 広さ ひろさ Listen area; extent; dimensions
    • 幅広い はばひろい Listen extensive; wide; broad
    • 広範 こうはん Listen wide; extensive; comprehensive

  • Four-character idioms with 広

    • 広大無辺 こうだいむへん Listen boundless; infinite; vast

  • Tattoo check: 広

    • Verified meaning: wide, to broaden
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read こう, こうじ, ひろ, ひろかつ)
    • Also carries these associations: to expand

    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 広

    Given names 広(こう)Listen 広(ひろ)Listen 広(ひろし)Listen 広(ひろむ)Listen 広(ゆたか)Listen

    Surnames 広(こうじ)Listen 広(ひろかつ)Listen 広(ひろさき)Listen 広(ひろじ)Listen 広(ひろすえ)Listen 広(ひろつぐ)Listen 広(ひろまつ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    wide; broad; spacious

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    broad, wide, extensive

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    Japanese variant of 廣|广

  • Onyomi

    tip

    koh(コウ) コウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    hiro.garu(ひろ-がる) ひろ-がる

    hiro.geru(ひろ-げる) ひろ-げる

    hiro.i(ひろ-い) ひろ-い

    hiro.maru(ひろ-まる) ひろ-まる

    hiro.meru(ひろ-める) ひろ-める

  • Strokes

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    5 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    广 (madare)

  • Related Keywords

    wide expand broaden spacious vast broad extensive ample expansive roomy spread open far-reaching panoramic large

Sentences including 広

  • How big is this park?

  • The news that he would come , quickly got abroad.

  • What is the area of this house?

  • I think i will advertise in the paper.

  • He lives in a large house.

  • This room is just about big enough.

  • That novel was widely read.

  • The news of his death spread abroad.

  • My father pulled his car into the large park.

  • There used to be a large park here.

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