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曠然 (こうぜん, kouzen) Japanese meaning: extensive | Kotomora
じ 字
Kanji 然 sort of thing, so, if so Related words 広こう 大だい 広大 is the common modern word for 'vast' or 'extensive', used in everyday and formal contexts. 曠然 is a rare literary equivalent with a more classical, elegant tone.
開かい 豁かつ 開豁 also means 'open' or 'spacious' and is literary, but it emphasizes a sense of openness without obstruction, while 曠然 can imply boundlessness.
Etymology Composed of 曠 (vast, empty) and 然 (a suffix forming adjectives/adverbs indicating state). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the word follows a classical Chinese-derived pattern for literary adjectives.
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かれ
の
心こころ
は
曠こう
然ぜん
と
し
て
、
一いっ
点てん
の
曇くも
り
も
なかっ
た
。
His mind was open and clear, without a single cloud.
