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弘 — JLPT N1 Kanji — Detail

Onyomi: グ, コウ  ·  Kunyomi: ひろ.い  ·  Meanings: broad, vast, wide

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Unicode: 5F18 Strokes: 5
JLPT N1
Meanings
broad, vast, wide
Onyomi
グ, コウ
Kunyomi
ひろ.い
Name Readings
お, こお, ひろ, ひろし, ひろむ, みつ
JLPT
N1
Grade
9
Frequency
-
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Vocabulary Examples

Word Reading Meaning Meta
広い ひろい spacious, vast, wide common JLPT-N5 I-adjective (keiyoushi)
広める ひろめる to spread, to propagate, to popularize, to disseminate common JLPT-N2 Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
広まる ひろまる to spread, to be propagated common JLPT-N1 Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
広大 こうだい vast, extensive, immense, huge, large, grand, magnificent common Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun
弘法 ぐほう spreading Buddhist teachings Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
広報 こうほう public relations, PR, publicity, public information common Noun
弘前学院大学 ひろさきがくいんだいがく Hirosaki Gakuin College Noun
弘和 こうわ Kōwa era (of the Southern Court; 1381.2.10-1384.4.28) Noun
弘前大学 ひろさきだいがく Hirosaki University Noun
弘化 こうか Kōka era (1844.12.2-1848.2.28) Noun
弘長 こうちょう Kōchō era (1261.2.20-1264.2.28) Noun
弘仁 こうにん Kōnin era (810.9.19-824.1.5) Noun
弘仁格 こうにんきゃく Ordinance of the Konin Era Noun
弘徽殿 こきでん ladies' pavilion (of the inner Heian Palace) Noun
弘弁 こうべん big debate Noun
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