Word Meaning 狭苦しい

せまくるしい semakurushii

狭苦しい is read as せまくるしい (semakurushii) and means cramped.

Meaning

English

cramped

Reading

Kana

せまくるしい

Romaji

semakurushii

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Antonyms だだっ広い Rank 124539 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

狭い

せまい

limited

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)

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

Example Sentences

この部屋は狭苦しい。

This room is cramped.

こんな狭苦しい部屋からは一刻も早く脱出したいよ。

I want to move out of this cramped room as soon as I can.