Kanji 幅: hanging scroll, width

Key takeaways

Kanji 幅: hanging scroll, width. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

幅

Meaning

hanging scrollwidth

On reading

ふく

Kun reading

はば

Radical

巾

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 幅

hanging scroll, width

Kanji structure breakdown

幅

Structure breakdown

巾 + 畐

Mnemonic story

Imagine a piece of cloth (巾) spread out to its full (畐) extent. The horizontal space that the cloth covers represents its 'width' or 'breadth'.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

Kun reading

はば

大幅おおはば
large scale / significant change
幅はば
width / breadth / range

Commonly used words

大幅
おおはば
large scale / significant change
幅
はば
width / breadth / range

Example sentences

Example 1

売り上げが大幅に増えた。

Translation

Sales increased significantly.

Example 2

大幅な時間変更があります。

Translation

There is a large change in the schedule.

Example 3

このドアの幅を測ってください。

Translation

Please measure the width of this door.

Example 4

年齢の幅が広いグループです。

Translation

It is a group with a wide age range.

Kanji 幅: hanging scroll, width

Kanji at a glance

Core meaning / core image

Kanji structure breakdown

Mnemonic story

On'yomi and kun'yomi

Kun reading

Commonly used words

Example sentences

大幅 (おおはば): meaning and examples

幅 (はば): meaning and examples