1.
width, breadth
The horizontal measurement of something from side to side.
この道は幅が狭い。
This road is narrow (has little width).
この棚の幅は90センチだ。
The width of this shelf is 90 centimeters.
川の幅が広くて泳いで渡れない。
The river is too wide to swim across.
2.
range, scope, margin
The extent or variety of something; room for variation.
幅広い知識を持っている。
They have a wide range of knowledge.
幅広い = wide-ranging
値下げ幅は10%だ。
The price reduction margin is 10%.
〜幅 = margin of ~
読書で知識の幅を広げる。
Broaden the scope of your knowledge through reading.
幅を広げる = to broaden, to expand
USAGE: 幅 refers to physical width and figurative breadth/range.
COMMON PATTERNS:
- 幅が広い／狭い (wide/narrow)
- 幅を広げる (to broaden)
- 幅広く (broadly, widely)
- 〜の幅 (the width of ~, the range of ~)
COMMON COMPOUNDS:
- 幅広い (wide, broad)
- 振り幅 (range of movement, swing width)
- 値幅 (price range)
- 上げ幅 (margin of increase/decrease)
DIMENSIONS:
- 幅 - width
- 長さ - length
- 高さ - height
- 深さ - depth