広こう大だい無む辺へん

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Meanings

na-adjective, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun

boundless; infinite; vast

yojijukugo (four-character idiom)

A yojijukugo describing something immeasurably large or limitless, often used in literary or formal contexts for abstract concepts like compassion, space, or potential.

仏ほとけの慈じ悲ひは広こう大だい無む辺へんだ。
The Buddha's compassion is boundless.
宇う宙ちゅうの広こう大だい無む辺へんさに圧あっ倒とうされる。
I am overwhelmed by the vastness of the universe.

Kanji

広wide, broad, spacious
大large, big
無nothingness, none, ain't
辺environs, boundary, border
宏wide, large
洪deluge, flood, vast

Related words

無む限げん
無限 is a more common and neutral word for 'infinite' or 'unlimited', while 広大無辺 is a formal yojijukugo emphasizing boundlessness and vastness.
果はてしない
果てしない is a more everyday adjective meaning 'endless', whereas 広大無辺 is a literary four-character compound.

Built from

広こう大だい+無む辺へん

Written forms

広こう大だい無む辺へん
Standard kanji form for this yojijukugo.
宏こう大だい無む辺へん
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used variant kanji form.
洪こう大だい無む辺へん
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used variant kanji form.

Etymology

A yojijukugo composed of 広大 (vast) and 無辺 (boundless). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it follows a common pattern of combining two two-character compounds to form an emphatic four-character idiom.