弘 — kanji meaning “vast”
弘
vast, broad, wide
- Meanings
- vast, broad, wide
- On'yomi
- コウ (kou)、グ (gu)
- Kun'yomi
- ひろ.い
- Name readings
- ひろ、ひろし、ひろむ、みつ、お、こお
- Strokes
- 5
- School grade
- 9
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1059 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 57
- Chinese reading
- hóng — Chinese character page
Words with 弘
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 弘前 | ひろさき hirosaki | Hirosaki (city in Aomori) |
| 弘法 | ぐほう guhou | spreading Buddhist teachings |
| 弘前大学 | ひろさきだいがく hirosakidaigaku | Hirosaki University |
| 弘安 | こうあん kouan | Kōan era (1278.2.29-1288.4.28) |
| 弘和 | こうわ kouwa | Kōwa era (of the Southern Court; 1381.2.10-1384.4.28) |
| 弘治 | こうじ kouji | Kōji era (1555.10.23-1558.2.28) |
| 元弘 | げんこう genkou | Genkō era (1331.8.9-1334.1.29) |
| 弘通 | ぐずう guzuu | spread (of Buddhist teachings) |
| 寛弘 | かんこう kankou | Kankō era (1004.7.20-1012.12.25) |
| 弘誓 | ぐぜい guzei | Buddha's great vows |
| 弘済会 | こうさいかい kousaikai | benefit association |
| 弘仁格 | こうにんきゃく kouninkyaku | Ordinance of the Konin Era |
Data: KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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