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寛 means 'lenient'

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Strokes : 13    Frequency: 1346   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-19    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 37 words   Used in 42 words   Used in 703 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   カン
Additional readings
Kun    くつろぐ to relax, to make oneself at home   ひろい   ゆるやか
Name    とも   のぶ   のり   ひろし   ひろん   ゆた   ゆたか
Variants
宽 (Chinese)   寬 (kyujitai)  
Notes
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Old copper coins with square holes. The fossilized hipbone of an elephant. Having a generous, benevolent, and magnanimous disposition. Letting your hair down and making yourself at home. Feeling uncomfortable with strangers. Being tolerant of diversity and open to various religions. Begging for forgiveness. Going easy on people.... All of these concepts connect to 寛. Find out how!
Components
⿳  宀 roof  艹 (艸) grass  見 see  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 寛 is used 1 time, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 寛 is used 42 times, read 3 ways (with 1 variation).
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カン : 37 words FIND ALL
か ん だ い 0
tolerance; liberality; leniency; generosity
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くつろぐ : 3 words FIND ALL
く つ ろ ぐ 3
Most common form: くつろぐ
to relax; to feel at home  (often written with kana only)
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ひろい : 1 word FIND ALL
broadminded
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ゆた: 1 word. FIND ALL
archaic/formal form of na-adjective
relaxed  (archaic)
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An additional ゆた less common words include 寛 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
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寛
カン    leniency, generosity   
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見
ケン   みる to see   みえる to be seen; to appear   みせる to show   
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目
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
儿
legs
艹
grass   
宀
roof   
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