Word Meaning 狭い

せまい semai

狭い is read as せまい (semai) and means limited.

Meaning

English

  1. limited
  2. narrow-minded
  3. confining
  4. narrow
  5. confined
  6. small
  7. cramped

Reading

Kana

せまい

Romaji

semai

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Antonyms 広い・宏い・弘い Rank 8348 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

狭間

はざま

loophole (in a wall)

狭める

せばめる

to narrow

狭まる

せばまる

to narrow

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)

世間は広い様で狭い

せけんはひろいようでせまい

though it seems big, it's a small world

偏狭

へんきょう

narrow-mindedness

手狭

てぜま

narrow

Example Sentences

10

わたしのへやはせまいけれど、いごこちはいい。

My room is small, but comfortable.

せまいかんがえかたでは、あたらしいはっそうはうまれにくい。

With a narrow mindset, new ideas are hard to come by.

ねこはせまいすきまにもはいっていく。

Cats can even squeeze into narrow gaps.

It's a small room, isn't it?

It's a small room.

My room is very small.

He has narrow shoulders.

Japan is a small country.

This shop is narrow.

Tom has narrow shoulders.