広

wide, broad, spacious

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

コウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

ひろ.いひろ.がるひろ.げるひろ.まるひろ.める

Stroke Order

5 / 5

Information

Grade:2
Strokes:5
JLPT:N4
Frequency:263

Vocabulary

コウ

WordReadingMeaning
広域コウイキwide area; wide view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-out view
広告コウコクadvertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
広州コウシュウGuangzhou (China); Canton
広大コウダイvast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand; magnificent
広範コウハンwide; extensive; comprehensive; far-reaching; widespread

Other

WordReadingMeaning
広いひろいspacious; vast; wide
広がりひろがりspread; span; expanse; extent
広さひろさarea; extent; dimensions; size; width; breadth
広まるひろまるto spread; to be propagated
広めるひろめるto spread; to propagate; to popularize; to disseminate; to broaden; to extend; to widen; to enlarge

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gone, past, quit, leave, elapse, eliminate, divorce
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government office
Grade 6JLPT 2
六
six
Grade 1JLPT 5
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dog
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sentence, literature, style, art, decoration, figures, plan, literary radical (no. 67)
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不
negative, non-, bad, ugly, clumsy
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太
plump, thick, big around
Grade 2JLPT 3
芸
technique, art, craft, performance, acting, trick, stunt
Grade 4JLPT 2