豊
bountiful, excellent, rich
Readings
On'yomi
- ホウ
- ブ
Kun'yomi
- ゆた.か
- とよ
Nanori
- て
- で
- と
- ひろし
- ふう
- ぶん
- ほ
- ゆたか
Meaning
豊 centers on abundance and fullness: something bountiful, rich, or excellent in quality. The idea is of a plentiful harvest or overflowing goodness.
Most common words using 豊
20 of 80- 豊かゆたかN3
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
- 豊富ほうふN3
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
- 豊作ほうさくN1
abundant harvest; bumper crop
- 豊満ほうまん
stout; corpulent; plump; voluptuous
- 豊後ぶんご
Bungo (former province located in present-day Ōita Prefecture)
- 豊前ぶぜん
Buzen (former province located in the east of present-day Fukuoka and the north of Ōita prefectures)
- 豊穣ほうじょう
abundant (grain) crop; good harvest
- 豊年ほうねん
fruitful year
- 五穀豊穣ごこくほうじょう
huge harvest (of the five grains); bumper crop; abundant crop
- 豊田自動織機とよたじどうしょっき
Toyota Industries Corporation
- 豊国とよのくに
Toyo (former province located in present-day Ōita and Fukuoka prefectures; later split into Buzen and Bungo provinces)
- 豊漁ほうりょう
good catch; good haul
- 日豊本線にっぽうほんせん
Nippō Main Line (Kagoshima-Miyazaki-Fukuoka railway)
- 豊水ほうすい
high water; abundance of water
- 豊潤ほうじゅん
abundant; rich; ripe; mellow
- 豊饒ほうじょう
fertile; productive; fruitful
- 豊田通商とよだつうしょう
Toyota Tsusho Corporation
- 種類豊富しゅるいほうふ
rich in variety; diverse; wide-ranging; multifarious
- 経験豊富けいけんほうふ
experienced; well-versed
- 豊胸ほうきょう
full breasts; ample breasts
Study
Etymology
豊 is the modern simplified form of 豐. The older form depicts a vessel (豆) filled with offerings, conveying abundance and richness. The modern top 曲 is a simplification of the original complex upper part.
Meaning mnemonic
The bottom 豆 is a ritual vessel, and the top 曲 looks like a pile of bountiful offerings spilling over. Together they show a rich, excellent harvest.
Reading mnemonic
For ホウ, imagine a bountiful feast where everyone shouts 'Hope!' as the rich food is served: Hope -> ホウ, and the vessel overflows with abundance.