Kanji

寛

寛

tolerant, leniency, generosity, relax, feel at home, be at ease, broadminded

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

13 strokes

Radical

宀部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

カン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

くつろぐ, ひろい, ゆるやか

Nanori (Name Reading)

お, おき, ちか, とお, とみ, とも, とら, のぶ, のり, ひと, ひろ, ひろし, むね, もと, ゆたか, よし

Common Readings

カン

Example sentences

寛大 かんだい
彼 は 部下 の 失敗 に対して 寛大な 処置 を とった 。

He took a lenient measure toward his subordinate's failure.

大人物 だいじんぶつ
彼 は 誰 に 対して も 寛大 で 、 まさに 大人物 だ 。

He is generous to everyone and is truly a man of great character.

寛容 かんよう
異文化 を 理解 する に は 、 寛容 の 精神 が 不可欠 です 。

A spirit of tolerance is essential for understanding different cultures.

寛ぐ くつろぐ
週末 は 家 で ゆっくり 寛ぐ の が 一番 だ 。

Relaxing slowly at home on the weekend is the best.

和室 わしつ
旅館 の 和室 で ゆっくり と 寛いだ 。

I relaxed in a Japanese-style room at the inn.

Example Vocabulary

寛大

かんだい

generous; lenient; tolerant; broad-minded

寛容

かんよう

tolerance; generosity; magnanimity

寛ぐ

くつろぐ

to relax, to feel at ease, to make oneself comfortable

寛恕

かんじょ

寛ぎ

くつろぎ

寛永

かんえい

寛政

かんせい

寛い

ひろい

寛治

かんじ

寛

かん

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