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広.

Hiroshi · kō · kwau

vast, wide

1 character日本語 language

Meaning & usage

character
  1. vast, wide

    kanji · shinjitai
nameHiroshi[çiɾo̞ɕi]
  1. a male given name

Where this word comes from

Most likely a nominalization of Classical Japanese adjective 広(ひろ)し (hiroshi), modern 広(ひろ)い (hiroi, “spacious, vast, wide”).

affixkō · kwau[ko̞ː]
  1. wide

Where this word comes from

From Middle Chinese 広.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.