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拡 = 広 + 扌

拡 is a Japanese kanji written with 8 strokes, listed here under the keyword “broaden”. It is built from 広 (wide) and 扌 (finger). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 801.

Keyword
broaden
RTK frame
801
Strokes
8
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
カク, コウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ひろ.がる, ひろ.げる, ひろ.める
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
расширять
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
拡 expand

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 広 wide
  2. 扌 finger

How to find 拡 without knowing its reading

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

Open 拡 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.