広こう狭きょう

noun

width; breadth; extent

Refers to width or breadth in a literal or figurative sense; often used in contrast with narrowness. The compound itself implies both wide and narrow aspects, but in practice it often means 'width' or 'extent'.

• 道どう路ろの広こう狭きょうによって交こう通つう量りょうが変かわる。

  Traffic volume changes depending on the width of the road.

• この問もん題だいの広こう狭きょうを考かんがえる必ひつ要ようがある。

  We need to consider the breadth of this issue.