漢字Kanji · in Tools & Weapons
弘: vast, broad
Also: wide
JLPT N15 strokesName kanji (jinmeiyō)Your ink: 白 Not met
弓 carries the meaning · 厶 is drawn in
5 strokes
Two readings, and the words that use each
コウkou · on'yomi · in compounds
- 弘遠こうえんvast and far-reaching
- 弘報こうほうpublic relations; PR; publicity
ひろいhiroi · kun'yomi · on its own
- 弘めひろめmaking (something) widely known
Also read グ, with no example words in our sources. Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Origin · sourced
Ideogrammic compound (會意)弓 bow (sound) + 口 mouth (meaning)
Source: Wiktionary, 弘 (rev. 90863841), CC BY-SA 4.0
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Bow radical + personal/self = the vast, wide arc of a powerful bow stretching out toward the horizon.”
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弘 vast · 厶
vs引 pull · 丨In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · hóng
Same form: 弘 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 弘 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 弘 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin hóng 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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