Japanese symbol for “extensive”
幅広い
はばひろい
Romaji: habahiroi
extensive; wide; broad
In Japanese, extensive is 幅広い, read はばひろい (habahiroi).
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Meanings
- adj-i extensive; wide; broad
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “extensive”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 膨大 | ぼうだい boudai | huge; vast; enormous |
| 広大 | こうだい koudai | vast; extensive; immense |
| 広範囲 | こうはんい kouhan'i | extensive; vast range; wide scope |
| 大きい | おおきい ookii | extensive; spacious |
| 広範 | こうはん kouhan | wide; extensive; comprehensive |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大幅 | おおはば oohaba | big; large; drastic |
| 振幅 | しんぷく shinpuku | amplitude (of vibration) |
| 増幅 | ぞうふく zoufuku | amplification |
| 全幅 | ぜんぷく zenpuku | full; wholehearted; utmost |
| 小幅 | こはば kohaba | small; narrow |
| 広告 | こうこく koukoku | advertisement; advertising |
| 広い | ひろい hiroi | spacious; vast; wide |
| 広場 | ひろば hiroba | public square; square; plaza |
See also: Chinese symbol for “extensive”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.