幅
幅·width, breadth, range
- On-yomi
- フク
- Kun-yomi
- はば
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Stroke order
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Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 幅 | はば | width, breadth |
| 大幅 | おおはば | substantial, by a wide margin |
| 幅広い | はばひろい | wide-ranging, broad |
| 振幅 | しんぷく | amplitude |
Example sentences
この道は幅がせまくて車が通れない。
このみちははばがせまくてくるまがとおれない。
This road is too narrow for cars to pass.
電車の運賃が大幅に上がった。
でんしゃのうんちんがおおはばにあがった。
Train fares went up substantially.
彼女は幅広い知識を持っている。
かのじょははばひろいちしきをもっている。
She has a broad range of knowledge.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- Reading 大幅 as *だいはば — it is おおはば
- Writing 福 for 幅; only 巾 (cloth) gives the sense of width
Memory aid
Picture it
Cloth (巾) beside 畐: cloth comes off the loom in bolts, and what you measure across it is the width.
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