横幅

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 横幅(よこはば) is the side-to-side width of an object or space.
• Basic usage: When checking whether furniture will fit, compare its width with the width of the available space.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Different dimensions
  • 高さ is height and 奥行き is front-to-back depth.
• Width and area
  • 横幅が広い means that the side-to-side dimension is wide; it does not necessarily mean that the floor area is large.