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Kotomora

浩

wide expanse, abundance, vigorous

JLPTN1StatusJinmeiyōFrequencyTop 2,000Strokes10

Readings

On'yomi

  • コウ

Kun'yomi

  • おおき.い
  • ひろ.い

Nanori

  • ひろ
  • ひろし
  • ゆたか
  • こお

Meaning

浩 centers on vastness and fullness: a wide expanse, great abundance, or vigorous energy. The meanings all point to something large, overflowing, or powerful in scale.

Most common words using 浩

  • 呼和浩特フフホト

    Hohhot (China)

  • 浩瀚こうかん

    bulky; voluminous

  • 浩然こうぜん

    broadminded; magnanimous

  • 浩然の気こうぜんのき

    universal life force; source of animation for all things

  • 浩然の気を養うこうぜんのきをやしなう

    to enliven one's spirit; to refresh oneself; to cheer oneself up

  • 浩蕩こうとう

    vast; wide; spacious; extensive

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Etymology

浩 combines 氵 (water) with 告, which likely contributes the sound. The water radical suggests a vast expanse of water, fitting the meanings of wide expanse and abundance.

Meaning mnemonic

Water (氵) spreading out in all directions, as if announcing (告) its vastness. Imagine a flood that covers everything, creating a wide expanse of vigorous, abundant water.

Reading mnemonic

For コウ, picture a huge, wide ocean (浩) where a single koi (コイ) fish swims, but the ocean is so vast it's like a 'ko' sound echoing: koi -> コウ, emphasizing the expanse.