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Kotomora

濶

wide

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Readings

On'yomi

  • カツ

Kun'yomi

  • ひろ.い

Meaning

濶 centers on broadness or spaciousness: something wide, open, or expansive.

Most common words using 濶

  • 久濶を叙すきゅうかつをじょす

    to apologize for a long neglect of friends (apologise)

  • 天空海濶てんくうかいかつ

    the open sky and the serene sea; as open as the sky and serene as the sea; magnanimous

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Etymology

濶 is a variant form of 闊, combining 氵 (water) with a component that likely contributed the sound and the idea of width or openness. The exact historical development of the right side is uncertain.

Meaning mnemonic

Water 氵 spreads out wide, and the right side looks like a gate 門 with a tongue 舌 inside, as if the tongue is wagging wide open.

Reading mnemonic

For カツ, imagine a wide river cutting through a valley: cut -> カツ, and the water spreads wide.