Japanese symbol for “widely”
広く
ひろく
Romaji: hiroku
widely; far and wide; extensively; universally
In Japanese, widely is 広く, read ひろく (hiroku).
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Meanings
- adv widely; far and wide; extensively; universally
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “widely”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 手広く | てびろく tebiroku | widely; extensively; on an extensive scale |
| 一般に | いっぱんに ippanni | generally; in general; widely |
| 遍く | あまねく amaneku | widely; extensively; far and wide |
| パクッ | パクッ paku | (gaping) widely |
| 豁然 | かつぜん katsuzen | (open up) suddenly (of a view); widely; broadly |
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 |
See also: Chinese symbol for “widely”.
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.