Word Meaning 狭む

せばむ sebamu

狭む is read as せばむ (sebamu) and means to narrow.

Meaning

English

to narrow
to reduce
to contract

Reading

Kana

せばむ

Romaji

sebamu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 140363 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