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How to say 'Wide' or 'Broad' in Japanese | 幅広い

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The Japanese word for Wide or Broad is 'Habahiroi', written as 幅広い in Japanese.'Wide' or 'Broad' in hiragana is はばひろい.

    Meaning

    Wide, Broad

    Reading

    はばひろい

    habahiroi

    Kanji

    Width Wide

    Explanation

    The Japanese adjective '幅広い (はばひろい)' means 'wide' or 'broad'. It is used to describe something that has a large width or a wide range. It can refer to physical objects, such as a wide road, or abstract concepts, like a broad range of knowledge. For example: This road is wide「この道は幅広い」(このみちははばひろい). He has a broad range of interests「彼は幅広い興味を持っている」(かれははばひろいきょうみをもっている). Note that '幅広い' can also imply diversity or variety, as in '幅広い選択肢 (はばひろいせんたくし) (a wide range of options)'.

    Part Of Speech

    adjective

    Kanji JLPT

    N2

    Kanji Grade

    7

    Frequency

    6808

    Composition

    kanji-hiragana

    Handwriting

This word is an i-adjective. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Kanji in the Word 幅広い

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Width

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Wide

Hiragana in the Word 幅広い

This word contains 1 Hiragana character :

  • hiragana

    Reading

    I

Words Related to 幅広い Through the Kanji

These 2 Words contain the Kanji 幅 as well.

  • word

    大幅

    Meaning

    Greatly

  • word

    Meaning

    Width, Range

Words Related to 幅広い Through the Kanji

These 11 Words contain the Kanji 広 as well.

  • word

    広さ

    Meaning

    Size

  • word

    広い

    Meaning

    Wide, Spacious

  • word

    広がる

    Meaning

    Spread

  • word

    広げる

    Meaning

    Spread, Expand

  • word

    広告

    Meaning

    Advertisement

  • word

    背広

    Meaning

    Suit

  • word

    広場

    Meaning

    Plaza

  • word

    広まる

    Meaning

    Spread

  • word

    広める

    Meaning

    Spread

  • word

    Meaning

    Wide

  • word

    広大

    Meaning

    Vast

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What does 'Habahiroi' (幅広い) mean?

'Habahiroi' means 'Wide' or 'Broad' .

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