廣
コウ, ひろ.い, ひろ.まる, ひろ.める, ひろ.がる, ひろ.げる

broad, wide, spacious

JLPT0 G13 S0 F2487

As per 黃# (extend) + 广 building → long building that extends far over its locale → *stretch*; *extensive*; *spacious*; *vast*; *spread*; *widespread*; *enlarge* → *be popular* (← widespread popularity).

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