手広い|てびろいtebiroi[3]nakadaka (mid-high)

Common
Definitions
  1. i-adjectivespacious; roomy; large
  2. i-adjectiveextensive (business, dealings, etc.); large (scale); broad; wide
Conjugation
Plain form手広い(てびろい)
Polite (desu)手広いです(てびろいです)
Negative (kunai)手広くない(てびろくない)
polite (ku arimasen)手広くありません(てびろくありません)
Past (katta)手広かった(てびろかった)
Past negative (kunakatta)手広くなかった(てびろくなかった)
Te form (kute)手広くて(てびろくて)
Adverbial (ku)手広く(てびろく)
Conditional (kereba)手広ければ(てびろければ)
kattara手広かったら(てびろかったら)

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

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym広いひろいNeutralThe most common everyday word for wide or spacious; it stresses large area or width and is the most versatile, but does not by itself suggest wide business dealings.
  • Synonym広範こうはんWrittenWritten and more formal and abstract than 「手広い」; stresses the breadth of what is covered, as in 「広範な知識」.
  • Synonym広範囲こうはんいNeutralMore written in tone than 「手広い」; applies to regions, knowledge, business or influence, as in 「広範囲にわたる被害」.
  • Synonym幅広いはばひろいNeutralStresses a wide range of activities or interests, as in 「幅広い年齢層」; more common in daily use than 「手広い」.
  • Related大きいおおきいNeutralThe everyday word for big; it stresses size, quantity or scale exceeding a norm, without implying a roomy space or a broad business scope.
  • Related大規模だいきぼWrittenA written, formal term for large-scale projects or activities, as in 「大規模な工事」; it is not used of rooms.
  • Antonym手狭てぜまWrittenWritten-form antonym: a room or site too cramped for living or working, the opposite of the spacious 「手広い」.

Use 「手広い」 for wide-ranging business operations, as in 「手広く商売をする」, or for a spacious house. For plain broadness say 「広い」; for a wide range of interests 「幅広い」; the opposite is 「手狭」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 部屋へやや空間くうかんが広ひろくて、ゆったりしている。
  2. 商売しょうばいや取り引とりひきの規模きぼが大おおきく、いろいろな分野ぶんやに関かかわっている。
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