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寛
ひろし
Hiroshi
hee-ROH-shee · a male name
“Generosity, broad-mindedness”
Generous · Tolerant · Warm
The story of Hiroshi
The big-hearted Hiroshi — a roof wide enough for everyone.
Hiroshi may be the Japanese men's name the world knows best. Its kanji all share one idea: breadth — of heart, of water, of mind.
Kanji by kanji
generous, lenient
A roof sheltering plenty — the kanji of a heart with room to spare.
How it feels
The full story
About 寛
寛 is generosity as architecture: build the heart wide and others will shelter in it. A single-kanji classic of quiet dignity.
Popularity in Japan
A defining name of the Showa era; today it reads as warmly classic, like a well-kept family clock.
Through the decades
The name of postwar Japan's fathers and grandfathers — and of its quiet rebuilding.
Deep dive
Every common spelling of Hiroshi widens something: 寛 widens the heart, 浩 widens the waters, 博 widens knowledge. To carry the name is to be asked, gently, to make room for others.
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