Vocabulary

What does 顔が広い (かおがひろい, kao ga hiroi) mean?

顔が広い (かおがひろい, kao ga hiroi) means well-connected, knowing many people (lit.: wide face).

Quick facts
Reading	かおがひろい
Romaji	kao ga hiroi
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)	N2

顔が広いかおがひろい

N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkkao ga hiroi

well-connected, knowing many people (lit.: wide face)

Example sentences

田中(たなか)さんはこの業界(ぎょうかい)でとても顔(かお)が広(ひろ)い。
Mr. Tanaka is very well-connected in this industry.
彼(かれ)は昔(むかし)から顔(かお)が広(ひろ)いので、どの部署(ぶしょ)に行(い)ってもすぐ話(はなし)が通(とお)る。
Because he has been well-connected for a long time, talks go smoothly whichever department he visits.