JLPT N2 · Noun

広場 (hiroba)

広場 (ひろば, hiroba) is a Japanese noun meaning “public square; square”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ひろば
Romaji: hiroba
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

public square; square; plaza; piazza; forum · noun
open space; clearing · noun

Example sentences

何千人もの人々が広場にひしめき合っていた。

Thousands of people were milling around in the square.

Tatoeba #187354

広場で野球をするのはどうでしょうか。

How about we play baseball in the open space?

Tatoeba #173619

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 広場

広

wide, broad, spaciousコウ・ひろ.い・ひろ.まる · 5 strokes

場

location, placeジョウ・チョウ・ば · 12 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 広場.

背広せびろbusiness suit広いひろいspacious広告こうこくadvertisement広がるひろがるto spread (out)広げるひろげるto spread広めるひろめるto spread広まるひろまるto spread広さひろさarea広々ひろびろextensive場合ばあいcase場所ばしょplace会場かいじょうassembly hall工場こうじょうfactory売り場うりばselling area

Source: JMdict entry 1278590 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.