広(ひろ)がり

ひろがり

noun

spread; expanse; extent

1. spread; expanse; extent

How far something spreads or extends: the spread of a disease or movement, or the sense of open space in a room or landscape.

空(そら)の広(ひろ)がりを感(かん)じる。

I feel the vastness of the sky.

感染(かんせん)の広(ひろ)がりが心配(しんぱい)だ。

The spread of the infection is worrying.

天井(てんじょう)を高(たか)くしたことで、部屋(へや)に広(ひろ)がりが生(う)まれた。

Raising the ceiling gave the room a sense of space.

広(ひろ)がり is the noun from 広(ひろ)がる (to spread, to widen).

Common collocations

広(ひろ)がりを見(み)せる: to spread, to gain ground (a movement, a trend)
感染(かんせん)の広(ひろ)がり: the spread of an infection
奥行(おくゆ)きと広(ひろ)がり: depth and breadth
広(ひろ)がりのある音(おと): a full, spacious sound

Similar words

拡大(かくだい): expansion, enlargement (formal; often of scale)
普及(ふきゅう): spread, becoming widespread (of products and ideas)

Related Words

Compare: 拡大(かくだい) (expansion, enlargement (formal)

Compare: 普及(ふきゅう) (spread, becoming widespread)

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