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広

Kanji 広: meaning "wide, broad", readings, stroke order

The kanji 広 means "wide, broad". On'yomi: コウ; kun'yomi: ひろい、ひろまる、ひろめる、ひろがる、ひろげる. JLPT N4 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
wide, broad
On'yomi
コウ
Kun'yomi
ひろいひろまるひろめるひろがるひろげる
Strokes
5
Level
JLPT N4
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)
Old form
廣 旧字体: the form used before 1946, still seen in names and older texts.

Words with 広

  • 広い ひろい — Wide / spacious
  • 背広 せびろ — men's suit
  • 広告 こうこく — Advertisement
  • 広がる ひろがる — to spread (out), to extend, to stretch, to reach to, to get around
  • 広げる ひろげる — to spread, to extend, to expand, to enlarge
  • 広める ひろめる — to broaden, to propagate
  • 広まる ひろまる — to spread, to be propagated
  • 広さ ひろさ — extent
  • 広場 ひろば — plaza
  • 広々 ひろびろ — extensive, spacious

Stroke order · 5 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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