広大(こうだい)

こうだい
na-adjective
vast; extensive; immense
size
1. vast; extensive; immense
Extremely large in area or scale. Used to describe land, territory, spaces, and sometimes figuratively for scope or scale.
広大(こうだい)な土地(とち)が広(ひろ)がっている。
Vast land stretches out.
この公園(こうえん)は広大(こうだい)で、一日(いちにち)では回(まわ)りきれない。
This park is so vast that you can't see it all in one day.
オーストラリアには広大(こうだい)な砂漠(さばく)があり、人(ひと)がほとんど住(す)んでいない地域(ちいき)も多(おお)い。
Australia has vast deserts, and there are many areas where almost no one lives.

広大(こうだい) is a na-adjective describing extremely large areas or spaces.

Forms

広(こう) (wide) + 大(だい) (large)

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 広(ひろ)い: wide, spacious (general, everyday)
  • 広大(こうだい): vast, immense (literary, emphasizes enormous scale)
  • 膨大(ぼうだい): enormous (used for quantity or volume, not area)

Related Words

Synonym: 広(ひろ)い (wide (everyday))
Compare: 膨大(ぼうだい) (enormous)
Compare: 広々(ひろびろ) (spaciously)
Compare: 雄大(ゆうだい) (grand)
general
Added 2026.2.16 9:41 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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