幅・巾|はばhaba[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounwidth; breadth
2. nounfreedom (e.g. of thought); latitude
3. noungap; difference (e.g. in price); range (e.g. of voice)

• Synonym横幅よこはばNeutralRefers specifically to left-to-right width, as of clothes or furniture. 「幅」 also covers latitude and gaps, which 「横幅」 does not.
• Synonym幅員ふくいんWrittenA written term for the width of roads, bridges and rivers; civil-engineering and administrative usage, not everyday speech.
• Related範囲はんいNeutralThe area or range within set limits, as in 「試験範囲」. 「幅」 stresses width or a gap rather than a bounded area.
• Related領域りょういきNeutralA domain or territory, as in 「専門領域」; stresses the field or area something belongs to, not physical width.
• RelatedスコープNeutralLoanword for project scope or variable scope in programming; mostly business and IT contexts.
• RelatedレンジNeutralLoanword for a range or band, as in 「価格レンジ」; also means microwave oven, so context matters.
• Related射程しゃていNeutralThe range of a gun or missile, used figuratively for the reach of one's ability, as in 「射程圏内」.
• Related圏けんNeutralUsually a suffix marking an area or zone, as in 「首都圏」 and 「合格圏」; not a standalone word for width.

Use 「幅」 for width, latitude and gaps. For left-to-right width say 「横幅」; for road width 「幅員」; for a bounded range 「範囲」; regional zones often take the suffix 「圏」.

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1. （はば）ものの横よこの長ながさ。