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Kanji 寛: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 寛: tolerant, leniency, generosity, relax, feel at home, be at ease, broadminded

Key takeaways

Kanji 寛: tolerant, leniency, generosity, relax, feel at home, be at ease, broadminded. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

tolerantleniencygenerosityrelaxfeel at homebe at easebroadminded

On reading

カン

Kun reading

くつろ.ぐひろ.いゆる.やか

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 寛

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

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

宀 + 莧

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

Imagine amaranth (莧) plants growing abundantly inside a house (宀). Having plenty of food under one's roof leads to a generous and relaxed mind. It is used in words like 'generosity' and 'tolerance'.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

カン
  • 寛容かんよう

    tolerance / patience / generosity

Commonly used words

  • 寛容
    かんよう

    tolerance / patience / generosity

Example sentences

Example 1

彼は他人のミスに容だ。

Translation

He is tolerant of others' mistakes.

Example 2

容な心が大切です。

Translation

Having a tolerant heart is important.

Kanji 寛: tolerant, leniency, generosity, relax, feel at home, be at ease, broadminded | Daily Nihongo