広
広·wide
- On-yomi
- コウ
- Kun-yomi
- ひろ(い)ひろ(げる)
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Stroke order
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Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 広い | ひろい | wide, spacious |
| 広場 | ひろば | plaza, square |
| 広げる | ひろげる | to spread out |
| 広告 | こうこく | advertisement |
Example sentences
この部屋は広いですね。
このへやはひろいですね。
This room is spacious, isn't it?
駅前の広場で待っています。
えきまえのひろばでまっています。
I'll be waiting in the square in front of the station.
新聞に広告を出しました。
しんぶんにこうこくをだしました。
We put an advertisement in the newspaper.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- 広い describes area or breadth; for a long distance use 遠い.
Memory aid
Picture it
A wide roof (广) with nothing but open space (厶) underneath it.
Vocabulary using this kanji
- 広いひろいwide, spacious
- 背広せびろbusiness suit
- 広がるひろがるto spread, extend
- 顔が広いかおがひろいto know many people, to be well connected
- 広告こうこくadvertisement
- 広げるひろげるto spread, widen
- 広さひろさsize, area, breadth, extent
- 広めるひろめるto spread, to popularize, to propagate; to broaden (one's knowledge)
- 広々ひろびろextensive, spacious, open and roomy
- 広場ひろばplaza, square, open space
- 広まるひろまるto spread; to be propagated; to become widespread
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