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広さ (ひろさ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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さ
は
約やく
20
平へい
方ほう
メートル
です
。
The area of this room is about 20 square meters.
I was surprised by the size of the garden.
Usage patterns 〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 の 広ひろ さを 測はか る to measure the area of a place
I measured the size of the new room.
〈 数かず 〉 の 広ひろ さがある to have an area of a certain size
This park has an area of 1,000 square meters.
広ひろ さを 感かん じる to feel a sense of spaciousness
Because the ceiling is high, the room feels spacious.
広ひろ さを 誇ほこ る to boast of one's/its spaciousness
That hotel prides itself on the spaciousness of its rooms.
Related words 面積 is the precise, mathematical term for surface area used in official or technical measurements, while 広さ is the everyday word that can also convey a feeling of spaciousness.
幅 refers specifically to the lateral width of something like a road or river, whereas 広さ can describe either overall area or width and is used more loosely.
大きさ refers to overall size or magnitude in any dimension, while 広さ focuses specifically on flat, spatial extent such as floor or land area.
Etymology Derived from the adjective 広い (ひろい, 'wide, spacious') by replacing the い ending with the nominalizing suffix さ, which turns adjectives into nouns expressing degree or extent.
