Meet 広 in 広い and 広場. The examples connect each word’s reading with a useful context.

The idea

広 has 5 strokes; follow their order in the linked KanjiVG diagram. Learn 広い（ひろい） and 広場（ひろば） as complete words: a character’s reading depends on the word.

Patterns to compare
Japanese wordReadingExample in context
広いひろいThis room is very spacious.
広場ひろばChildren are playing in an open area of the park.
広げるひろげるI spread the map out on the table.
広がるひろがるThe sea stretches out beyond the window.

Examples

  • この部屋へやはとても広ひろいです。This room is very spacious.
  • 駅えきの前まえは道みちが広ひろいです。The road in front of the station is wide.
  • 公園こうえんの広場ひろばで子こどもたちが遊あそんでいます。Children are playing in an open area of the park.
  • テーブルに地図ちずを広ひろげます。I spread the map out on the table.
  • 窓まどの外そとに海うみが広ひろがっています。The sea stretches out beyond the window.
  • 部屋へやの広ひろさを測はかります。I measure the size of the room.

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Watch out

広い describes something spacious or wide. 広げる means to spread something out, while 広がる describes something spreading or extending. Compare the shapes of 広 and 公; they are different characters.

Try it yourself

  1. Write the reading of 広い in hiragana.

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    ひろい

    広い is read ひろい. In context: This room is very spacious.

  2. Write the reading of 広場 in hiragana.

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    ひろば

    広場 is read ひろば. In context: Children are playing in an open area of the park.

  3. Write the missing kanji: ＿い（ひろい）.

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    広

    広 completes 広い, read ひろい. In context: This room is very spacious.

  4. Choose the form that fits: 地図ちずを（広がります／広げます）。

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    広げます

    広げます. The map marked by を is what someone spreads out; 広げる takes an object, unlike 広がる.

Use it today

Cover the table, write 広 from memory, read 広い and 広場 aloud, then make a sentence with one of them.