Japanese symbol for “vastness”
広闊
こうかつ
Romaji: koukatsu
spaciousness; extensiveness; expansiveness; vastness
In Japanese, vastness is 広闊, read こうかつ (koukatsu).
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-na, n spaciousness; extensiveness; expansiveness; vastness
Written forms: 広闊、広濶、宏闊、宏濶. Readings: こうかつ.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 幅広い | はばひろい habahiroi | extensive; wide; broad |
| 広大 | こうだい koudai | vast; extensive; immense |
| 広げる | ひろげる hirogeru | to spread; to extend; to expand |
| 闊達 | かったつ kattatsu | broad-minded; open-minded; openhearted |
| 迂闊 | うかつ ukatsu | careless; thoughtless; stupid |
See also: Chinese symbol for “vastness”.
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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