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弘

弘 — vast, broad, wide

On
コウ, グ
Kun
ひろい
Strokes
5
JLPT
N1
School grade
9

Common words with 弘

  • 弘前ひろさきHirosaki (city in Aomori)Occasional
  • 弘化こうかKōka era (1844.12.2-1848.2.28)Rare
  • 弘長こうちょうKōchō era (1261.2.20-1264.2.28)Rare
  • 弘仁こうにんKōnin era (810.9.19-824.1.5)Rare
  • 弘仁格こうにんきゃくOrdinance of the Konin EraRare
  • 弘前医療福祉大学ひろさきいりょうふくしだいがくHirosaki University of Health and WelfareRare
  • 弘仁貞観時代こうにんじょうがんじだいKōnin-Jōgan period (of Japanese art history; approx. 794-894 CE)Rare
  • 弘法ぐほうspreading Buddhist teachingsRare
  • 弘法筆を選ばずこうぼうふでをえらばずa good workman does not blame his toolsRare
  • 弘法にも筆の誤りこうぼうにもふでのあやまりanyone can make a mistake; Homer sometimes nods; even Kōbō Daishi's handwriting…Rare
  • 弘法も筆の誤りこうぼうもふでのあやまりanyone can make a mistake; Homer sometimes nods; even Kōbō Daishi's handwriting…Rare
  • 弘前大学ひろさきだいがくHirosaki UniversityRare
  • 弘安こうあんKōan era (1278.2.29-1288.4.28)Rare
  • 弘和こうわKōwa era (of the Southern Court; 1381.2.10-1384.4.28)Rare
  • 弘治こうじKōji era (1555.10.23-1558.2.28)Rare
  • 元弘げんこうGenkō era (1331.8.9-1334.1.29)Rare
  • 元弘の乱げんこうのらんGenkō War (1331-1333); Genkō IncidentRare
  • 元弘の変げんこうのへんGenkō Incident (1331-1333); Genkō WarRare
  • 弘通ぐずうspread (of Buddhist teachings)Rare
  • 寛弘かんこうKankō era (1004.7.20-1012.12.25)Rare

With the N5–N1 kanji, you can read 24 words that use 弘.

  • 弘前 ひろさき Hirosaki (city in Aomori)
  • 弘化 こうか Kōka era (1844.12.2-1848.2.28)
  • 弘長 こうちょう Kōchō era (1261.2.20-1264.2.28)
  • 弘仁 こうにん Kōnin era (810.9.19-824.1.5)
  • 弘仁格 こうにんきゃく Ordinance of the Konin Era

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