How to say "far-reaching" in Japanese

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  • 遠大えんだいCommon
    na-adjective, nounCovers 'far-reaching' in the sense of grand and ambitious: plans, goals, or visions whose scale is large and whose reach extends far into the future. It carries a positive, aspirational nuance.
  • 広範こうはんCommon
    na-adjective, no-adjectiveCovers 'far-reaching' in the sense of wide or extensive in scope: something that ranges over a broad area, covers many items, or extends its effects widely. Think breadth rather than grandeur.
    その会社かいしゃは広範こうはんな種類しゅるいの楽器がっきを製造せいぞうしている。↗
    The company manufactures a wide variety of musical instruments.

Use 遠大 when 'far-reaching' means grand and ambitious, as of plans or goals, and 広範 when it means wide in scope or extent, covering a broad range or extending widely.

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