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規模 (きぼ, kibo) Japanese meaning: scale | Kotomora
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The scale of this project is very large.
There is a plan to expand the company's scale.
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 の 規き 模ぼ を 拡かく 大だい する to expand the scale of something
The company expanded the scale of its business.
〈 事こと 〉 の 規き 模ぼ を 縮しゅく 小しょう する to reduce the scale of something
〈 事こと 〉 の 規き 模ぼ が 大おお きい the scale of something is large
The scale of this disaster is extremely large.
〈 数かず 〉 億おく 円えん 規き 模ぼ の 〈 事こと 〉 a project/plan on the scale of ... hundred million yen
Related words スケール is a casual loanword for 'scale' often used in everyday or technical talk, while 規模 is the more formal, native term used in business and planning contexts.
範囲 refers to a spatial or abstract range or scope, while 規模 focuses on the magnitude or size of an undertaking or phenomenon.
大きさ is the plain word for the physical size of something, whereas 規模 is used for the scale of organizations, projects, or events.
規模 is a general word for scale or size used in many contexts, while マグニチュード is a specific scientific measure mainly used for earthquakes.
Etymology Compound of 規 (standard, rule) and 模 (pattern, model), originally referring to a standard or model, later extended to mean scale or scope.
Due to the recession, the factory reduced its production scale.
The government announced a support package on the scale of ten billion yen.
模ぼ
global scale; worldwide scale
small and medium-scale; small or mid-scale
Show 7 more international scale
global scale; worldwide scale
market size; market scale
largest scale; biggest
economy of scale
global scale; worldwide scale
ultra large-scale integration; ULSI
