漢字Kanji · in Structures & Home
寛: tolerant, leniency
Also: generosity, relax, feel at home, be at ease, broadminded
JLPT N113 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met
- 宀roof(meaning)
- 莧(sound)
宀 carries the meaning · 莧 gives the sound
13 strokes
Two readings, and the words that use each
カンkan · on'yomi · in compounds
- 寛容かんようtolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance
- 寛大かんだいtolerant; generous; lenient
くつろぐkutsurogu · kun'yomi · on its own
- 寛ぐくつろぐto relax; to feel at home
Also read ひろい, ゆるやか, with no example words in our sources. Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Under one roof! Imagine the safety and warmth of a sturdy house at the end of a long day.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
Easy to confuse
The difference, side by side寛 tolerant · 宀 + 莧
vs覚 memorize · 𦥯 + 見In ChineseSimplified 宽 · traditional 寬 · kuān
Three different forms: Japanese 寛, simplified 宽, traditional 寬.
- Simplified
- 宽 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 寬 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin kuān most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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