広 = 厶 + 广

広 is a Japanese kanji written with 5 strokes, listed here under the keyword “wide”. It is built from 厶 (elbow) and 广 (cave). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 799. It appears as a component in 2 other characters in this index.

Keyword: wide
RTK frame: 799
Strokes: 5
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): コウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): ひろ.い, ひろ.まる, ひろ.める, ひろ.がる, ひろ.げる
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: широкий
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi: 広 broad

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

Characters that contain 広

How to find 広 without knowing its reading

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

Open 広 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.