Word Meaning 手狭

てぜま tezema

手狭 is read as てぜま (tezema) and means narrow.

Meaning

English

  1. narrow
  2. small
  3. cramped

Reading

Kana

てぜま

Romaji

tezema

Writing Variants

  • 手ぜま てぜま tezema

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 19243 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

手帳

てちょう

certificate

手錠

てじょう

confinement in chains (Edo-era judicial corporal punishment)

手柄

てがら

achievement

手振り

てぶり

(hand) gesture

手当たり次第

てあたりしだい

using anything one can lay one's hands on

手綱

たづな

control

手控え

てびかえ

holding oneself back

手応え

てごたえ

response (felt in the hands)

手提げ

てさげ

handbag

手製

てせい

handmade

手堅い

てがたい

steady

手弁当

てべんとう

working without pay

Example Sentences

1

This room is very small, so it is impossible to put more furniture in it.