Word Meaning 狭める

せばめる sebameru

狭める is read as せばめる (sebameru) and means to narrow.

Meaning

English

  1. to narrow
  2. to reduce
  3. to contract

Reading

Kana

せばめる

Romaji

sebameru

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Antonyms 広げる・拡げる,広める・弘める Rank 8249 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

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狭まる

せばまる

to narrow

狭間

はざま

loophole (in a wall)

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)

偏狭

へんきょう

narrow-mindedness

手狭

てぜま

narrow

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