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Kotomora

灝

vast, large, grand, expansive

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Readings

On'yomi

  • コウ
  • カン
  • コン

Kun'yomi

  • まめ.じる

Meaning

灝 centers on immense scale: something vast, large, grand, or expansive, often with a sense of water or fluidity.

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Etymology

灝 combines 氵 (water) with 顥, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of brightness or vastness. The exact historical development is uncertain.

Meaning mnemonic

Water 氵 combined with a grand, bright component 顥 suggests an immense body of water stretching to the horizon: vast and expansive.

Reading mnemonic

For コウ, imagine a vast ocean stretching out under a bright sky, and the sound of the waves is a deep 'koh': koh -> コウ.