ひろし

See also: ひろじ

Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spelling
広し

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ひろし [hìróꜜshì] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [çiɾo̞ɕi]

Adjective

ひろし • (hiroshi) ^†-ku

1. 広し: Classical Japanese and literary form of ひろい (hiroi)

   世(せ)界(かい)広(ひろ)しと言(い)えども

   sekai hiroshi to iedomo

   (modern language, literary) although the world is vast

Inflection

Classical conjugation of "ひろし" (ク活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形)	ひろく[1] ひろから[2]		firoku firokara
Continuative (連用形)	ひろく[1] ひろかり[2]		firoku firokari
Terminal (終止形)	ひろし		firosi
Attributive (連体形)	ひろき ひろかる		firoki firokaru
Realis (已然形)	ひろけれ		firokere
Imperative (命令形)	ひろかれ		firokare
Key constructions
Negative	ひろからず		firokarazu
Contrasting conjunction	ひろけれど		firokeredo
Causal conjunction	ひろければ		firokereba
Conditional conjunction	ひろくば		firokuba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge)	ひろかりき		firokariki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge)	ひろかりけり		firokarikeri
Adverbial	ひろく		firoku

^[1]Without auxiliary verb.
^[2]With auxiliary verb.

Etymology 2

Various theories, the most common being a nominalization of classical adjective 広(ひろ)し (hiroshi) above, modern 広(ひろ)い (hiroi, “spacious, vast, wide”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ひろし [híꜜròshì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [çiɾo̞ɕi]

Proper noun

ひろし • (Hiroshi) 

1. a male given name
2. 宇, 宇志, 宇宙, 演, 央, 旺之, 嘉嗣, 恢: a male given name
3. 海, 海史, 拡, 拡司, 拡史, 郭志, 郭之, 完: a male given name
4. 寛, 寛開, 寛司, 寛史, 寛士, 寛志, 寛旨, 巨: a male given name
5. 巨士, 啓, 啓司, 啓史, 啓志, 啓至, 啓示, 啓仁: a male given name
6. 啓之, 慶司, 敬, 敬史, 敬之, 賢, 湖, 光: a male given name
7. 光志, 公, 公司, 厚, 宏, 宏司, 宏史, 宏士: a male given name
8. 宏志, 宏至, 宏而, 宏守, 宏之, 広, 広司, 広史: a male given name
9. 広士, 広志, 広氏, 広詞, 広治, 広知, 広之, 弘: a male given name
10. 弘司, 弘史, 弘嗣, 弘士, 弘始, 弘志, 弘氏, 弘至: a male given name
11. 弘視, 弘詞, 弘資, 弘之, 弘熈, 洪, 浩, 浩哉: a male given name
12. 浩司, 浩史, 浩嗣, 浩士, 浩志, 浩至, 浩資, 浩滋: a male given name
13. 浩之, 紘, 紘史, 紘士, 紘志, 紘偲, 衡志, 鉱: a male given name
14. 鴻, 史, 周史, 周市, 周志, 宗志, 淳, 潤: a male given name
15. 恕, 伸, 仁, 仁市, 尋, 尋史, 尋之, 碩: a male given name
16. 碩志, 泰, 泰司, 泰史, 泰志, 泰資, 大, 大弘: a male given name
17. 大司, 大史, 大士, 大志, 大智, 大嗣, 拓史, 拓士: a male given name
18. 拓志, 拓之, 坦, 誕, 宙, 宙史, 哲, 天: a male given name
19. 日呂志, 日露史, 博, 博己, 博司, 博史, 博嗣, 博四: a male given name
20. 博士, 博志, 博至, 博視, 博詞, 博資, 博慈, 博次: a male given name
21. 博磁, 博是, 博二, 博之, 漠, 莫, 氾, 汎: a male given name
22. 汎司, 汎士, 比呂司, 比呂史, 比呂志, 比呂詞, 比呂詩, 比呂之: a male given name
23. 比露志, 比露思, 緋禄司, 浜, 普, 平, 豊, 末: a male given name
24. 弥, 弥志, 優, 宥, 祐, 祐志, 裕, 裕康: a male given name
25. 裕司, 裕史, 裕嗣, 裕士, 裕志, 裕詞, 裕資, 裕主: a male given name
26. 裕之, 容, 容史, 洋, 洋司, 洋史, 洋四, 洋志: a male given name
27. 洋旨, 洋資, 洋之, 陽, 陽史, 律, 礼, 礼之: a male given name
28. 亙, 亘, 侑, 倬, 廣, 廣志, 愿, 愽: a male given name
29. 慱司, 敞, 昊, 晧, 晧志, 曠, 昿, 汪: a male given name
30. 泱, 泛, 衍, 洽, 洸, 滉, 溥, 煕: a male given name
31. 煕史, 熈, 皓, 皓士, 絋志, 綽, 豁: a male given name
32. 闊, 濶, 熙, 沆, 涬, 保裕, 宏: a male given name
33. 寛, 寛司, 宏, 広, 広司: a surname
34. 広志, 弘, 浩, 洋: a surname
35. 広: a placename