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、グ、ひろ.い
Romaji: kou, gu, hiro.i
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Name Readings

Kana: ひろ、ひろし、ひろむ、みつ、お、こお
Romaji: hiro, hiroshi, hiromu, mitsu, o, koo
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Meanings

vast, broad, wide

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  5
Radical Number:  57
Frequency:  1059
Grade:  9
Skip Pattern:  1-3-2
Korean Reading:  hong
Chinese Reading:  hong2
Unicode:  5f18
JIS:  3930

Indexes

Halpern Index: 192
Nelson Index: 1563
New Nelson Index: 1682
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3h2.1
Four Corner Index: 1223.0
Gakken Index: 1075
Japanese Names Index: 410
Daikanwanjiten Index: 9709
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 4.0692
Remembering the kanji Index: 1234
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 141
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 169
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1242
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1320
Essential Kanji Index: 1937
Kodansha Kanji Index: 223

Words

元弘 (げんこう)
Genkou era (1331.8.9-1334.1.29)
弘安 (こうあん)
Kouan era (1278.2.29-1288.4.28)
寛弘 (かんこう)
Kankou era (1004.7.20-1012.12.25)
広める (ひろめる)
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to disseminate; to broaden; to extend; to widen; to enlarge
宏遠 (こうえん)
vast and far-reaching
弘治 (こうじ)
Kouji era (1555.10.23-1558.2.28)
弘法 (ぐほう)
spreading Buddhist teachings
弘和 (こうわ)
Kouwa era (of the Southern Court) (1381.2.10-1384.4.28)
広い (ひろい)
spacious; vast; wide
弘誓 (ぐぜい)
Buddha's great vows
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