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Frequency: 641
JLPT N2
Grade 8

Meanings

hanging scroll
width

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
フク
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
はば

Common Words

Noun
Freq #3003
1

width; breadth

2

freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude

3

gap; difference (e.g. in price); range (e.g. of voice)

おはば
大巾
Noun
Freq #6274
1

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

big; large; drastic; substantial

Examples
この政策で物価は大幅に値上がりした。
This policy resulted in a great rise in prices.
2

full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)

ばひろ
~い Adj.
Freq #8119
1

extensive; wide; broad

Examples
彼は幅広い経験を積んでいる人だ。
He is a man of wide experience.
うふく
~する Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Transitive
Freq #10065
1

Electricity, elec. eng.

amplification

2

magnification; amplification; making larger

はば
Noun
Freq #17547
1

(length of one's) step; stride; pace

はば
Noun
~の Adj.
Freq #21967
1

shoulder width (breadth)

Examples
ジムは肩幅が広い。
Jim has broad shoulders.
っぷく
Noun
Freq #23806
1

large, broad-shouldered physique (esp. that of a middle-aged man); big build

こはば
Noun
Freq #27206
1

breadth; width

Examples
その長さと横幅を10で割りなさい。
Divide its length and breadth by ten.
ちはば
Noun
Freq #28625
1

width of a road

んぷく
Freq #29556
1

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

full; wholehearted; utmost; all; every

Examples
彼らは指導者に全幅の信頼をおいている。
They have full confidence in their leader.
2

Common noun

overall width

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