幅広い|はばひろいhabahiroi[4]nakadaka (mid-high)

Common
Definitions
  1. i-adjectiveextensive; wide; broad
    彼かれは幅広はばひろい経験けいけんを積つんでいる人ひとだ。↗
    He is a man of wide experience.
Conjugation
Plain form幅広い(はばひろい)
Polite (desu)幅広いです(はばひろいです)
Negative (kunai)幅広くない(はばひろくない)
polite (ku arimasen)幅広くありません(はばひろくありません)
Past (katta)幅広かった(はばひろかった)
Past negative (kunakatta)幅広くなかった(はばひろくなかった)
Te form (kute)幅広くて(はばひろくて)
Adverbial (ku)幅広く(はばひろく)
Conditional (kereba)幅広ければ(はばひろければ)
kattara幅広かったら(はばひろかったら)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym広範こうはんWrittenWritten/formal prose for wide-ranging scope, as in 「広範な影響」. 「幅広い」 is common in both speech and writing and also describes physical width.
  • Synonym広いひろいNeutralThe most versatile word for large area or width. 「幅広い」 stresses width or broad coverage of a range, as in 「幅広い年齢層」.
  • Synonym広大こうだいWrittenWritten/formal prose for a vast expanse of area, as in 「広大な土地」. 「幅広い」 centers on the range something covers.
  • SynonymワイドNeutralLoanword for wide, also broad in scope, as in 「ワイド画面」「ワイドな活動」; often seen in product names.
  • Synonym広範囲こうはんいNeutralFor a large scope, as in 「広範囲に及ぶ」「広範囲に分布する」. 「幅広い」 typically modifies knowledge or groups of people.
  • Synonym手広いてびろいNeutralCovers large-scale, wide-ranging business dealings or a roomy space; 「幅広い」 is the more general-purpose choice.
  • Related総合的そうごうてきNeutralMeans comprehensive, weighing things as a whole; 「幅広い」 stresses sheer breadth of range.
  • RelatedマクロNeutralLoanword meaning macro, as in 「マクロ経済」; 「幅広い」 simply means broad in range.
  • Related大規模だいきぼNeutralMeans large in scale; 「幅広い」 stresses breadth of coverage and does not imply large scale.
  • Related広々としたひろびろとしたNeutralDescribes open, spacious surroundings with a comfortable feel; 「幅広い」 is about range or width.
  • Related包括的ほうかつてきWrittenWritten/formal prose for all-inclusive coverage, as in 「包括的な合意」; 「幅広い」 stresses breadth.
  • Related鳥瞰的ちょうかんてきWrittenWritten/formal prose for a bird's-eye view that takes in the whole; 「幅広い」 is about range.
  • Related浩瀚こうかんWrittenRare written/formal word for voluminous books or texts; its usage differs from 「幅広い」.
  • Related幅広はばびろNeutralFor physical width of items like belts and shoes, as in 「幅広の靴」. 「幅広い」 covers both physical width and broad range.
  • Antonym狭いせまいNeutralMeans narrow or cramped; the direct opposite of 「幅広い」.
  • Antonym限定的げんていてきNeutralMeans limited to a set range or conditions, the opposite of the broad coverage of 「幅広い」.

Use 「幅広い」 for a broad range or field, as in 「幅広い知識」, and also for physical width, as in 「幅広い道路」. In written prose, 「広範」 conveys wide-ranging scope, while 「広い」 and 「広大」 describe large areas. For the width of belts or shoes, 「幅広」 fits, and 「限定的」 expresses limited scope.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 幅はばの広ひろい。
  2. 活動かつどうなどの範囲はんいが広ひろい。
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