Stroke by stroke

No. 891

拡 broaden

Strokes
8
Radical
手 hand
School grade
Grade 6
JLPT (est.)
N3–N2

Readings

On'yomi
カク kakuコウ kō
Kun'yomi
ひろ(がる) hiro(garu)ひろ(げる) hiro(geru)ひろ(める) hiro(meru)

Example words

  • 拡大かくだいexpansion
  • 拡散かくさんspreading
  • 拡声器かくせいきloudspeaker