noun, takes genitive case の

  1. wide sense (e.g. of a word), broad sense.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
広義 こうぎ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

wide, broad, spacious
ひろ.い コウ (2nd, N4)
dotted cliff radical (no. 53)
ゲン (Kentei 1)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン かりがね (Kentei 1)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ ボウ ム (Kentei 1)
righteousness, justice, morality
ギ よし ただし (5th, N1)
sheep(羊) variant
to divide
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)
ego, I, selfish
わが- われ わ (6th, N1)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
halberd, arms, festival car
ほこ カ ほこづくり (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
piling, ceremony radical (no. 56)
ヨク いぐるみ (Kentei 1)