弘

5 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level Pre-1
JLPT exam level N1

vast, broad, wide

Kun'yomi
  • ひろい
    		spacious
On'yomi
  • コウ
  • グ
Nanori
  • ひろ
  • ひろし
  • ひろむ
  • みつ
  • お
  • こお

Main Radical

弓(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ひろし 58.1%
グ 19.4%
コウ 9.7%
ひろい 6.5%
ひろ 6.5%

Character Breakdown

vast, broad, wide
ひろし　グ　コウ (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
bow, bow (archery, violin)
ゆみ　キュウ　こ (2nd, N1)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ　ボウ　ム (Kentei 1)

Contained In

泓

Common Words

ひろ
弘
さき
前
Hirosaki (city in Aomori)
ぐ
弘
ほう
法
spreading Buddhist teachings
こう
弘
にん
仁
Kōnin era (810.9.19-824.1.5)
こ
弘
き
徽
でん
殿
ladies' pavilion (of the inner Heian Palace)
ぐ
弘
ぜい
誓
Buddha's great vows
こう
弘
さい
済
かい
会
benefit association
こう
弘
にん
仁
きゃく
格
Ordinance of the Konin Era
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References

Unicode hex code 5F18
JIS X 0208 1-25-16
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1563
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1682
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 192
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 223
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 141
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 169
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1234
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1320
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1075
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 410
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1937
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 9709
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 2064
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1242
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3h2.1
Four corner code 1223.0