This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: コウ、ひろ.い、ひろ.まる、ひろ.める、ひろ.がる、ひろ.げる
Romaji: kou, hiro.i, hiro.maru, hiro.meru, hiro.garu, hiro.geru
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Romaji

Meanings

wide, broad, spacious

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  5
Radical Number:  53
Frequency:  263
Grade:  2
Skip Pattern:  3-3-2
Korean Reading:  gwang
Chinese Reading:  an1
Unicode:  5e83
JIS:  392D

Indexes

Halpern Index: 3035
Nelson Index: 1499
New Nelson Index: 1604
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3q2.1
Four Corner Index: 0023.2
Guide to Remembering Index: 114
Gakken Index: 311
Japanese Names Index: 316
Daikanwanjiten Index: 9224P
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 4.0547
Remembering the kanji Index: 739
Busy People Index: 2.3
Kanji Way Index: 389
Kanji Flashcards Index: 164
Kodansha Compact Index: 581
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 127
Kanji in Context Index: 113
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1921
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2613
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 747
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 799
Essential Kanji Index: 303
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3769
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 571
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 211
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 108

Words

広い (ひろい)
spacious; vast; wide
広場 (ひろば)
plaza; (public) square; piazza; forum; open space
広域 (こういき)
wide area
幅広い (はばひろい)
extensive; wide; broad
広げる (ひろげる)
to spread; to extend; to expand; to enlarge; to widen; to broaden; to unfold; to open; to unroll; to unwrap; to scatter about; to spread around; to make flourish; to cause to prosper
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; to fill (e.g. a space)
広報 (こうほう)
public relations; PR; publicity; information; publicizing
繰り広げる (くりひろげる)
to unfold; to unroll; to open
広島 (ひろしま、ヒロシマ)
Hiroshima (city); atomic bombing of Hiroshima
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