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Japanese symbol for “broad”

Romaji: habahiroi
extensive; wide; broad

In Japanese, broad is , read (habahiroi).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. adj-i extensive; wide; broad

Kanji and stroke order

hanging scroll, width
on: フク
kun: はば
12 strokes · JLPT 2
wide, broad, spacious
on: コウ
kun: ひろ.い、ひろ.まる、ひろ.める、ひろ.がる
5 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “broad”

WordReadingMeaning
おおざっぱ oozapparough (estimate, summary, etc.); broad; general
おおまか oomakarough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general
ろこつ rokotsubroad; lewd; indecent
まるだし marudashi(fully) exposed; bare; uncovered
おお oorough; broad; general

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
おおはば oohababig; large; drastic
しんぷく shinpukuamplitude (of vibration)
ぞうふく zoufukuamplification
ぜんぷく zenpukufull; wholehearted; utmost
こはば kohabasmall; narrow
こうこく koukokuadvertisement; advertising
ひろい hiroispacious; vast; wide
ひろば hirobapublic square; square; plaza

See also: Chinese symbol for “broad”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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