Word Meaning 狭し

さし sashi

狭し is read as さし (sashi) and means narrow.

Meaning

English

  1. narrow
  2. confined
  3. small

Reading

Kana

さし

Romaji

sashi

Writing Variants

  • 狭し せし seshi
  • 狭し せばし sebashi
  • 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 140361 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