弘

vast

Stroke count: 5

Readings

On readingコウ、グ

Kun readingひろ.い

Grade 9KANJIDIC

Meanings

vastRtK
彼女は天井からぶら下がっている自分の鶴の群に目をやった。これは兄の雅弘が禎子のためにつるしてくれたものだった。She looked at her flight of cranes hanging from the ceiling, which her brother Masahiro had hung there for her.tatoeba
母は弘徽殿女御。Her mother is Empress Kokiden.wiki
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Radicals and components

Radical弓bow

Components

How it's built

弘

Mnemonic (RtK)

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bow (弓) · elbow

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1320

Compound words

恢弘かいこう

弘いひろい

弘めひろめ

making (something) widely known

弘遠こうえん

vast and far-reaching

弘誓ぐぜい

Buddha's great vows

弘大こうだい

弘報こうほう

public relations

弘法ぐほう

spreading Buddhist teachings

弘まるひろまる

弘めるひろめる

弘徽殿こきでん

ladies' pavilion (of the inner Heian Palace)

弘済会こうさいかい

benefit association

Additional Examples

母は弘徽殿女御。

Her mother is Empress Kokiden.wiki

弘徽殿大后の姪。

A niece of the Empress Kokiden.wiki

Stroke Order

5 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 弘

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