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弘 = 弓 + 厶

弘 is a Japanese kanji written with 5 strokes, listed here under the keyword “vast”. It is built from 弓 (bow) and 厶 (elbow). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1320.

Keyword
vast
RTK frame
1320
Strokes
5
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
コウ, グ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ひろ.い
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
огромный
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
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Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 弓 bow
  2. 厶 elbow

How to find 弘 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “bow” + “elbow”. 弘 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

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