広こう範はん囲い

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Meanings

extensive; wide-ranging; broad

Describes something that covers a large area, scope, or range. Used both as a noun and as a na-adjective.

〈場ば所しょ・事こと〉が広こう範はん囲いにわたるto extend over a wide area/range
台たい風ふうの影えい響きょうは広こう範はん囲いにわたって続つづいた。
The typhoon's effects continued over a wide area.
広こう範はん囲いに広ひろがるto spread over a wide area
火か事じは広こう範はん囲いに広ひろがった。
The fire spread over a wide area.
広こう範はん囲いな〈事こと〉wide-ranging (damage, effects, etc.)
地じ震しんにより広こう範はん囲いな被ひ害がいが出でた。
The earthquake caused extensive damage.
〈場ば所しょ〉を広こう範はん囲いに調ちょう査さするto survey/investigate a wide area
警けい察さつは現げん場ば周しゅう辺へんを広こう範はん囲いに調ちょう査さした。
The police investigated a wide area around the scene.

広こう範はん
広範 and 広範囲 both mean 'wide-ranging', but 広範 is slightly more literary/formal and often used in written reports, while 広範囲 emphasizes a physical or conceptual area.
広ひろいN4
広い is a basic everyday i-adjective for 'wide/spacious', while 広範囲 is a more formal na-adjective/noun that stresses the extent or scope of something.
大だい規き模ぼN2
大規模 focuses on the scale or magnitude of an event or project, whereas 広範囲 focuses specifically on the geographic or conceptual area it covers.
広こう域いき
広範囲 is a general term for a wide range or scope of anything, while 広域 specifically denotes a large geographical or administrative area.

狭せまいN5
狭い describes something narrow or limited in space, the opposite of 広範囲's sense of covering a wide area.
局きょく所しょ的てき
局所的 means 'localized, confined to one spot', contrasting with 広範囲's sense of spreading over a large area.

範はん囲いN3
範囲 just means 'range/scope' with no size implied, while 広範囲 specifically means that range is wide; learners sometimes drop the 広 by mistake.

Compound of 広 (wide) and 範囲 (range, scope).