JōyōJLPT N1Kanken 4

Meaning

Kanji 狭

cramped

cramped, narrow, contract, tight

Stroke Order
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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み
せま.いせば.めるせば.まる
Onyomi 音読み
キョウコウ
Nanori 名乗り
はざ

Old form: 狹 • Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō
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JLPT
JLPT N1
Frequency
#1346
Strokes
9
Radical
Components
Kanji Kentei
Level 4
Similar Kanji
𨦇

Related vocabulary

Showing 27 common entries

Showing 27 of 56 entries that include this kanji.

狭める

せばめる

to narrow

狭まる

せばまる

to narrow

狭い

せまい

limited

狭心症

きょうしんしょう

angina pectoris

狭き門

せまきもん

the strait gate (in the Bible)

狭義

きょうぎ

narrow sense (e.g. of a word)

narrowness

狭あい

きょうあい

narrow-minded

狭き門より入れ

せまきもんよりいれ

enter through the narrow gate (for wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction)

狭さく

きょうさく

contraction

狭し

さし

narrow

狭に

せに

with little space remaining

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

この道は車がすれ違うにはすぎる。

This road is too narrow for two cars to pass each other.

私の部屋はいけれど、居心地はいい。

My room is small, but comfortable.

会場がくて、人でいっぱいだった。

The venue was cramped and full of people.

寒さで肩のあたりがまる感じがした。

Because of the cold, it felt like my shoulders were tightening up.

選べる色が三つにまった。

The color choices narrowed down to three.