広範・広汎・廣汎|こうはんkouhan[0]heiban (flat)

1. na-adjective, no-adjectivewide; extensive; comprehensive; far-reaching; widespread
   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.

• Synonym幅広いはばひろいNeutralNeutral and more everyday. Refers to physical breadth or a wide range of activity, as in 「幅広い分野」; 「広範」 is more written/formal.
• Synonym広範囲こうはんいNeutralOften interchangeable with the headword. 「広範囲」 tends to describe large areas or regions, as in 「広範囲に被害が出る」; 「広範」 often modifies influence, knowledge, etc.
• Synonym多方面たほうめんNeutralNeutral. Means spanning many fields, as in 「多方面で活躍」, stressing the number of areas; 「広範」 stresses how wide the coverage is.
• Synonym手広いてびろいCasualColloquial. Describes large-scale, wide-ranging business operations or a roomy space; 「広範」 is more written/formal and never describes rooms.
• Synonym手広くてびろくCasualColloquial adverb for running something on a large scale, as in 「手広く商売する」, mostly about business; 「広範」 refers to abstract scope.
• Synonym広大こうだいWrittenWritten/formal. Describes vast physical expanses like land or ocean, as in 「広大な土地」; 「広範」 is about the reach of influence, knowledge, etc.
• Related全面的ぜんめんてきNeutralNeutral. Covers all aspects, as in 「全面的に協力」; 「広範」 only says the scope is wide and need not cover everything.
• Related総合的そうごうてきWrittenWritten/formal. Means combining various aspects into one overall view, as in 「総合的に判断」; 「広範」 only stresses breadth of scope.
• Related広いひろいNeutralNeutral adjective for physical area or width, and also for scope as in 「広い分野」; 「広範」 covers only scope of involvement and is more written/formal.
• RelatedオールラウンドNeutralLoanword meaning versatile or good at everything, said of people or tools; 「広範」 does not describe a person's abilities.
• Related大規模だいきぼWrittenWritten/formal. Means large in scale, as in 「大規模な調査」 for projects or activities; 「広範」 stresses wide coverage, not scale.
• Related普遍的ふへんてきWrittenWritten/formal. Means applying everywhere or holding true universally; 「広範」 means wide in scope but not necessarily universal.
• Related全般的ぜんぱんてきWrittenWritten/formal. Covers every aspect of a whole, as in 「全般的な傾向」; 「広範」 stresses how far something spreads.
• Related包括的ほうかつてきWrittenWritten/formal. Means all-inclusive, as in 「包括的な合意」; 「広範」 stresses large scope but does not necessarily cover everything.
• Related広々としたひろびろとしたNeutralDescribes open, spacious physical settings, as in 「広々とした庭」; 「広範」 is about scope of involvement, not physical space.
• Related広くひろくNeutralAdverb modifying verbs, as in 「広く知られる」 or 「広く使われる」; 「広範」 is a na-adjective that mainly modifies nouns.
• Antonym狭小きょうしょうWrittenWritten/formal antonym. Describes cramped, narrow physical sites or spaces; it stands opposite 「広範」 in terms of how large a scope is.
• Antonym限定的げんていてきWrittenAntonym. Applies only within a certain range or set of conditions, as in 「限定的な効果」; opposite of 「広範」 with its wide coverage.

Use 「広範」, a written/formal word, when the scope of something is wide, as in 「広範な被害」. For a more everyday tone pick 「幅広い」; for large areas or regions 「広範囲」; for covering every aspect 「全面的」. The opposite is 「限定的」. Others differ in focus: 「包括的」 and 「総合的」 stress completeness or synthesis, 「多方面」 many fields, 「広大」 and 「広々とした」 physical space, 「大規模」 scale, 「普遍的」 universality, while 「広く」 and 「手広く」 are adverbs.

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