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幅

hanging scroll
Stroke count: 12

Readings

On readingフク
Kun readingはば
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 8

Meanings

  1. hanging scrollRtK
  2. width
  1. breadth
  2. freedom (e.g. of thought)
  3. latitude
  4. gap

Popular Usage

大幅

Radicals and components

Radical巾cloth
Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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towel · wealth · one (一) · ceiling (冖) · mouth (口) · rice field (田) · brains

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 435

Compound words

大幅おおはば
big; large; drastic; substantial; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
横幅よこはば
breadth; width
振幅しんぷく
amplitude (of vibration); (degree of) instability; volatility; fluctuation; variation
小幅こはば
small; narrow; single-breadth cloth (approx. 36 cm wide)
幅広いはばひろい
extensive; wide; broad
走り幅跳びはしりはばとび
long jump
一幅いっぷく
(a) scroll
画幅がふく
picture scroll
格幅かっぷく
large, broad-shouldered physique (esp. that of a middle-aged man)
恰幅かっぷく
large, broad-shouldered physique (esp. that of a middle-aged man)
肩幅かたはば
shoulder width (breadth)
紙幅しふく
paper width
車幅しゃはば
vehicle width
幅員ふくいん
width (of a road)
三幅対さんぷくつい
set of three
振り幅しんぷく
amplitude (of vibration)
増幅器ぞうふくき
amplifier
帯域幅たいいきはば
bandwidth
増幅するぞうふくする
等幅フォントとうはばフォント
fixed-width font

Additional Examples

彼は幅広い経験を積んでいる人だ。
He is a man of wide experience.tatoeba
彼は幅を利かせて何でも自分の思うようにさせる。
He gets his way by throwing his weight around.tatoeba
彼は走り幅跳びに専念するために競争をやめた。
He has given up running in order to focus on the long jump.tatoeba
彼は肩幅が広い。
He has broad shoulders.tatoeba

Stroke Order

12 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 幅

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