Kanji 広

音読おんよみ: コウ

訓読くんよみ: ひろい・ひろがる・ひろげる

画数かくすう: 5 strokes

部首ぶしゅ: 广(まだれ)

Meaning

wide, broad, spacious, expand


  • ひろい — wide / spacious
  • ひろがる — to spread / expand
  • ひろげる — to widen / unfold
  • 広告こうこく — advertisement
  • 広場ひろば — plaza / open square
  • 広大こうだい — vast / immense

The character 広 combines a roof-like shape (广) with a phonetic element, originally suggesting a wide shelter or space. It conveys the idea of something broad, open, or spreading — and is used in both physical and abstract senses such as area, influence, or reach.

この部屋はとてもひろいです。
This room is very spacious.

ニュースは 世界中せかいじゅうひろがった。
The news spread around the world.

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