心(こころ)が広(ひろ)い

こころがひろい
expression
broad-minded; generous; tolerant
personalityexpression
1. broad-minded; generous; tolerant; big-hearted
Describes a person who is accepting of others, not easily offended, and generous in spirit. Literally 'heart is wide.'
彼(かれ)は心(こころ)が広(ひろ)い人(ひと)だ。
He is a broad-minded person.
上司(じょうし)は心(こころ)が広(ひろ)くて、失敗(しっぱい)しても怒(おこ)らない。
My boss is generous and doesn't get angry even when I make mistakes.
心(こころ)が広(ひろ)い人(ひと)は、小(ちい)さなことで文句(もんく)を言(い)わない。
A tolerant person doesn't complain about small things.

An idiomatic expression meaning broad-minded or generous. Literally '心(こころ) (heart) が (is) 広(ひろ)い (wide).' Functions as an i-adjective phrase modifying nouns or as a predicate.

Common collocations

  • 心(こころ)が広(ひろ)い人(ひと): a broad-minded person
  • 心(こころ)が広(ひろ)くて優(やさ)しい: broad-minded and kind

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Antonym: 心(こころ)が狭(せま)い (narrow-minded, petty)
Compare: 寛大(かんだい) (generous, lenient)
Compare: 器(うつわ)が大(おお)きい (big-hearted)
Compare: 度量(どりょう) (magnanimity)
Compare: 懐(ふところ)が深(ふか)い (broad-minded)
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Added 2026.3.31 18:44 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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