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狭

N1

Stroke Order

Meanings

  • cramped
  • narrow
  • contract
  • tight

On'yomi (音読み)

  • キョウ
  • コウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • せま.い
  • せば.める
  • せば.まる
  • さ
Strokes
9
JLPT Level
N1
Frequency
#1299
School Grade
Secondary
Radical
犬#94 · dog

Components

Common Words

  • 狭せNoun
    narrowness, being cramped, being almost full
  • 狭いせまいi-adjective
    narrow, confined, small
  • 狭間はざまNoun
    gap, narrow space between things, interstice
  • 狭まるせばまるGodan verb
    to narrow, to contract
  • 狭めるせばめるIchidan verb
    to narrow, to reduce, to contract
  • 狭心症きょうしんしょうNoun
    angina pectoris
  • 狭き門せまきもんExpression
    the strait gate (in the Bible), the narrow gate
  • 手狭てぜまna-adjective
    narrow, small, cramped

Practice in Kanjiru

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