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Japanese symbol for “widely”

Romaji: hiroku
widely; far and wide; extensively; universally

In Japanese, widely is , read (hiroku).

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. adv widely; far and wide; extensively; universally

Kanji and stroke order

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 “widely”

WordReadingMeaning
てびろく tebirokuwidely; extensively; on an extensive scale
いっぱんに ippannigenerally; in general; widely
あまねく amanekuwidely; extensively; far and wide
パクッ paku(gaping) widely
かつぜん katsuzen(open up) suddenly (of a view); widely; broadly

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
こうこく koukokuadvertisement; advertising
ひろい hiroispacious; vast; wide
ひろば hirobapublic square; square; plaza
はばひろい habahiroiextensive; wide; broad
こうだい koudaivast; extensive; immense
ひろげる hirogeruto 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.

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