Japanese symbol for “widespread”
広範
こうはん
Romaji: kouhan
wide; extensive; comprehensive; far-reaching
In Japanese, widespread is 広範, read こうはん (kouhan).
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Meanings
- adj-na, adj-no wide; extensive; comprehensive; far-reaching; widespread
Written forms: 広範、広汎、廣汎. Readings: こうはん.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “widespread”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 盛ん | さかん sakan | popular; widespread |
| 汎発 | はんぱつ hanpatsu | pandemic; widespread |
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 |
| 範囲 | はんい han'i | extent; scope; sphere |
| 規範 | きはん kihan | model; standard; pattern |
See also: Chinese symbol for “widespread”.
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