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: カク、コウ、ひろ.がる、ひろ.げる、ひろ.める
Romaji: kaku, kou, hiro.garu, hiro.geru, hiro.meru
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

broaden, extend, expand, enlarge

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  8
Radical Number:  64
Frequency:  611
Grade:  6
Skip Pattern:  1-3-5
Korean Reading:  gwang
Chinese Reading:  kuo4
Unicode:  62e1
JIS:  3348

Indexes

Halpern Index: 309
Nelson Index: 1876
New Nelson Index: 2118
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3c5.25
Four Corner Index: 5003.2
Guide to Remembering Index: 820
Gakken Index: 625
Japanese Names Index: 799
Daikanwanjiten Index: 11985P
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 5.0202
Remembering the kanji Index: 740
Kanji Flashcards Index: 567
Kodansha Compact Index: 870
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 835
Kanji in Context Index: 768
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 229
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 273
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 748
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 801
Essential Kanji Index: 776
Kodansha Kanji Index: 366
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1371
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 747
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 860

Words

拡大 (かくだい)
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
拡散 (かくさん)
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
拡幅 (かくふく)
widening (of a road); to widen (esp. a road)
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
拡張命令コード (かくちょうめいれいコード)
augmented operation code
拡張 (かくちょう)
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
拡充 (かくじゅう)
expansion
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)
拡声 (かくせい)
amplification
核不拡散 (かくふかくさん)
nuclear nonproliferation
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