How to say "extensive" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- 幅広いはばひろいi-adjectiveCovers 'extensive' meaning broad in range or variety: extensive knowledge, interests, experience, or choices spanning many kinds. It stresses breadth of coverage across a range.
- 広々ひろびろadverb (with と), suru verb, na-adjectiveMatches 'extensive' in the physical sense of spacious: a room, house, or garden that feels open and roomy. For 'extensive' meaning wide-ranging scope, this is seldom the word you want.
- 広大こうだいna-adjective, nounCovers 'extensive' as vast in physical extent: land, grounds, ocean, or sky of immense size. It stresses sheer scale of the area itself.
- 広範囲こうはんいna-adjective, nounCovers 'extensive' as covering a wide area or scope: damage, a search, or influence extending over a large range. It stresses how far something reaches or extends.
- 広範こうはんna-adjective, no-adjectiveCovers 'extensive' as comprehensive or far-reaching in scope: extensive knowledge, research, discussion, or reforms covering a whole field. It stresses thorough, wide-ranging coverage rather than physical size.
Choose 「幅広い」 for broad range or variety, 広々 for physically spacious places, 広大 for vast physical extent, 広範囲 for wide coverage or scope, and 広範 for comprehensive, far-reaching scope.
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