Word Meaning 狭し

せばし sebashi

狭し is read as せばし (sebashi) and means narrow.

Meaning

English

narrow
confined
small

Reading

Kana

せばし

Romaji

sebashi

Writing Variants

狭しさし sashi
狭しせし seshi
狭しせまし semashi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 10 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 141931 Priority W

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)

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)

狭義の遺伝率

きょうぎのいでんりつ

narrow-sense heritability

狭小

きょうしょう

narrow

狭衣物語

さごろもものがたり

The Tale of Sagoromo (ca 1060 CE)

狭端体

きょうたんたい

stenotele