汎 — “Pan-” in Japanese

Master (高手)はん, ぶ, ふう, ほう, ほん, ただよ, ひろ

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“Pan-” in Japanese is 汎, read han, bu, fuu (はん, ぶ, ふう, ほう, ほん, ただよ, ひろ). It is a Jōyō kanji taught in Japanese secondary school (junior & senior high) — the 高手 · Master tier beyond the grade 1–6 Kyōiku set, and appears in words such as 汎用 (general-purpose).

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What does 汎 mean?

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Kanji	汎
Meaning	Pan-
Readings	はん, ぶ, ふう, ほう, ほん, ただよ, ひろ
Grade	Master (高手 · secondary school)
Curriculum	Jōyō kanji · Japanese secondary school (JLPT N1–N2)
Example	汎用 (general-purpose)

How to read 汎

汎 is read han (はん) or bu (ぶ) or fuu (ふう) or hou (ほう) or hon (ほん) or tadayo (ただよ) or hiro (ひろ) depending on the word.

Words with 汎

汎用

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Updated: 2026-08-28