Japanese symbol for “broad”
幅広い
はばひろい
Romaji: habahiroi
extensive; wide; broad
In Japanese, broad is 幅広い, read はばひろい (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
- adj-i extensive; wide; broad
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “broad”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大雑把 | おおざっぱ oozappa | rough (estimate, summary, etc.); broad; general |
| 大まか | おおまか oomaka | rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general |
| 露骨 | ろこつ rokotsu | broad; lewd; indecent |
| 丸出し | まるだし marudashi | (fully) exposed; bare; uncovered |
| 大 | おお oo | rough; broad; general |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大幅 | おおはば oohaba | big; large; drastic |
| 振幅 | しんぷく shinpuku | amplitude (of vibration) |
| 増幅 | ぞうふく zoufuku | amplification |
| 全幅 | ぜんぷく zenpuku | full; wholehearted; utmost |
| 小幅 | こはば kohaba | small; narrow |
| 広告 | こうこく koukoku | advertisement; advertising |
| 広い | ひろい hiroi | spacious; vast; wide |
| 広場 | ひろば hiroba | public 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.