spaciousness; vastness; expansiveness
Describes physical or metaphorical breadth and openness; somewhat literary.
The park's spacious lawn was bustling with many families.
I am always amazed by the vastness of his knowledge.
広大 is more common and neutral for 'vast' or 'immense', while 広闊 is more literary and emphasizes openness.
広々 is a more everyday, colloquial expression for 'spacious' or 'roomy', often used in conversation.
magnanimous; broad-minded; grand in outlook
Standard kanji spelling for this word.
Variant using the older form of 闊; less common in modern usage.
Variant using 宏, which also means 'wide' or 'vast'; rare.
Rare variant combining 宏 and the older form 濶.
Compound of 広 (wide) and 闊 (spacious, open). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination naturally conveys vastness.