Japanese

ひろい
Meaning: wide; spacious; extensive
Part of Speech: Adjective

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Handwriting

広
い

Example sentences

This park is very spacious.
今回の試験の範囲はとても広い。
The scope of this exam is very broad.
広い大地に雨が降った。
Rain fell upon the vast earth.
広い畑でトマトを作っている。
We are growing tomatoes in a large field.
彼は科学界で広く知られている。
He is widely known in the scientific community.
ボランティア活動の参加者を広く募っている。
We are widely recruiting participants for volunteer activities.
彼は都内に広い土地を所有している。
He owns a large plot of land in Tokyo.
狭い部屋を広く見せるために、いろいろな工夫をしています。
I am thinking up various ways to make my small room look larger.
狭い路地を通り抜けると、広い通りに出た。
Passing through the narrow alley, I came out onto a wide street.
広いショッピングモールの中を一日中歩き回ったので、足が疲れた。
Since I walked around the large shopping mall all day, my feet got tired.

Usage Notes

Used to describe physical space, range, or breadth of something like knowledge.

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