広い（ひろい）
JLPT N5 · i-adjective
Pitch accent: nakadaka (middle-high) — pitch drops after mora 2
Meaning: wide / spacious
Conjugation
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| te-form | 広くて | ひろくて |
| ta-form (past) | 広かった | ひろかった |
| nai-form (negative) | 広くない | ひろくない |
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Example sentences
- この部屋は思ったより広い。 — This room is more spacious than I expected.
- 広い公園で子供が遊ぶ。 — Children play in the spacious park.
Idioms & proverbs containing “広い”
- 世間は広いようで狭い (せけんはひろいようでせまい) — though it seems big, it's a small world
- 顔が広い (かおがひろい) — well connected; well known; having a large, diverse circle of acquaintances
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