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寛

tolerant
Stroke count: 13

Readings

On readingカン
Kun readingくつろ.ぐ、ひろ.い、ゆる.やか
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. tolerantRtK
    彼は生来寛大な人だ。He is by nature a generous person.tatoeba
    宗教に対しては寛容な政策をとっていたとされる。He was known to be tolerant of religion in his policy.wiki
  2. leniency
  3. generosity
  4. relax
  5. feel at home
  6. be at ease
  7. broadminded
  1. to relax
  2. to feel at home

Popular Usage

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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house · flowers (艹) · look · see · telescope · eye (目) · human legs (儿)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 241

Compound words

寛容かんよう
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
寛ぐくつろぐ
to relax; to feel at home
寛大かんだい
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
寛いひろい
broadminded
寛ぎくつろぎ
ease
寛厳かんげん
leniency and severity
寛厚かんこう
kindness
寛恕かんじょ
magnanimity
寛闊かんかつ
generous
寛げるくつろげる
to loose
不寛容ふかんよう
intolerance

Additional Examples

彼は裁判官に寛大な処置を願った。
He pleaded with the judge for mercy.tatoeba
彼は寛大であると聞いている。
I am told he has a broad back.tatoeba
宗教に対しては寛容な政策をとっていたとされる。
He was known to be tolerant of religion in his policy.wiki
また、長良は寛容・謹直な性格で人々に慕われたという。
He was also respected as an individual with generous and honest personality, and being the hard working individual.wiki

Stroke Order

13 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 寛

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