Meaning of 広がり(ひろがり) in Japanese

Japanese word definition and usage

Reading and JLPT level 広がり

Kana Reading ひろがり

Romaji hirogari

Parts of speech

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

Meaning

spread; span

Example Sentences

広がり, ひろがり used in context

彼(あれ)は広がり(ひろがり)を見せる(みせる)汚職(おしょく)スキャンダルで摘発(てきはつ)された(される)最初の(さいしょ)国会議員(こっかいぎいん)です。

He is the first national politician to be named in a widening corruption scandal.
外国人(がいこくじん)を悩ます(なやます)もう一つ(もうひとつ)の、多く(おおく)の日本人(にほんじん)のもつ傾向(けいこう)は、「すべての(すべて)」「あらゆる」というような(ざま)言葉(ことば)を使ったり(つかう)、仄めかしたり(ほのめかす)して(する)、あまりにも一般的(いっぱんてき)であり、あまりにも広がり(ひろがり)のある表現(ひょうげん)をする点(ちょぼ)にある。

Another tendency of many Japanese that bothers foreigners is to make statements that are too general and too broad by using or implying words like "all" and "every".

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Kanji found in this word

広 JLPT 4

wide, broad, spacious

On: コウ

Kun: ひろ.い, ひろ.まる, ひろ.める, ひろ.がる, ひろ.げる

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