範囲|はんいhan'i[1]atamadaka (head-high)

JLPT N3approx.Common
Definitions
  1. nounextent; scope; sphere; range; span
    自分じぶんの収入しゅうにゅうの範囲はんいで生活せいかつするようにしなさい。↗
    Try to live within your income.
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym領域りょういきNeutralAn area or field that belongs to someone or something, as in 「専門領域」; 「範囲」 stresses what lies within set bounds.
  • SynonymエリアNeutralLoanword for a district or zone, centred on geographic space, as in 「サービスエリア」.
  • SynonymスコープNeutralLoanword for the scope of a project or study; mostly heard in business and IT settings.
  • SynonymレンジNeutralLoanword for a numerical band or spread, as in 「価格レンジ」; also means a stove or microwave oven.
  • Synonym射程しゃていNeutralThe range of a gun or missile, also figuratively the reach of one's power or influence, as in 「射程圏内」.
  • SynonymフィールドNeutralLoanword for a field, open ground or venue, or an area of research and activity.
  • Synonym域いきWrittenA level or degree one has reached, as in 「趣味の域を出ない」; a written, literary word.
  • Synonym圏けんNeutralMostly a suffix marking a zone or range, as in 「首都圏」 and 「合格圏」.
  • Synonym境域きょういきWrittenA rare, written word for boundaries or a domain; say 「範囲」 or 「領域」 instead in ordinary use.
  • Related度合いどあいNeutralDegree — how high or low something is — not bounds; 「範囲」 is extent with edges.
  • Related程度ていどNeutralDegree or level, and also 'about' or 'roughly'; 「範囲」 stresses how much is covered.
  • Related幅はばNeutralWidth or spread, as in 「値段の幅」; 「範囲」 stresses the area something covers.
  • Related方面ほうめんNeutralA direction or general aspect, as in 「関西方面」 and 「経済方面」; vaguer than 「範囲」.
  • Related限度げんどNeutralA ceiling that must not be crossed, as in 「我慢の限度」; 「範囲」 is an area, not a cutoff.
  • Related限りかぎりNeutralA limit or bound, often in 「〜の限り」 and 「できる限り」; used across a wide range of patterns.
  • RelatedほどNeutralDegree or limit, and also 'about', as in 「3時間ほど」 and 「冗談にも程がある」; 「範囲」 is bounded extent.
  • Related分野ぶんやNeutralA field of study, work or expertise, as in 「専門分野」; 「範囲」 is extent within bounds.

Use 「範囲」 for the extent within set bounds. For a field of study or work pick 「分野」 or 「領域」; for a geographic zone, 「エリア」; for a ceiling that cannot be crossed, 「限度」; for degree or level, 「程度」. Loanwords split the rest: 「スコープ」 for project scope, 「レンジ」 for a price band, 「フィールド」 for a field of activity. Words like 「幅」, 「度合い」, 「程」 and 「限り」 cover degree, spread or limits rather than area.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 土地とちや行動こうどう、考かんがえなどの、ある限かぎられた広ひろさの限界げんかい。
  2. 対象たいしょうデータの最大値さいだいちと最小値さいしょうちの差さ。
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