JLPT N1 · 5 strokes
Kanji 弘: "vast, broad, wide"
The kanji 弘 means "vast, broad, wide". It is written with 5 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read コウ, グ in on'yomi and ひろ.い in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
コウグ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ひろ.い
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | vast, broad, wide |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 5 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1059 of 2,501 |
Common words with 弘
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 弘前Hirosaki (city in Aomori)
- 弘法spreading Buddhist teachings
- 元弘Genkō era (1331.8.9-1334.1.29)
- 弘治Kōji era (1555.10.23-1558.2.28)
- 弘化Kōka era (1844.12.2-1848.2.28)
- 弘安Kōan era (1278.2.29-1288.4.28)
- 弘仁Kōnin era (810.9.19-824.1.5)
- 弘法筆を選ばずa good workman does not blame his tools
- 弘和Kōwa era (of the Southern Court; 1381.2.10-1384.4.28)
- 弘法も筆の誤りanyone can make a mistake; Homer sometimes nods; even Kōbō Daishi's handwriting contains mistakes
- 弘通spread (of Buddhist teachings)
- 弘徽殿ladies' pavilion (of the inner Heian Palace)
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