Word Meaning

se

狭 is read as せ (se) and means narrowness.

Meaning

English

  1. narrowness
  2. being cramped
  3. being almost full

Reading

Kana

Romaji

se

Stroke Sequence

1 Characters • 9 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Antonyms Rank 139626 Priority V

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)

偏狭

へんきょう

narrow-mindedness

手狭

てぜま

narrow

Example Sentences

10

このみちはくるまがすれちがうにはせますぎる。

This road is too narrow for two cars to pass each other.

わたしのへやはせまいけれど、いごこちはいい。

My room is small, but comfortable.

かいじょうがせまくて、ひとでいっぱいだった。

The venue was cramped and full of people.

さむさでかたのあたりがせばまるかんじがした。

Because of the cold, it felt like my shoulders were tightening up.

えらべるいろがみっつにせばまった。

The color choices narrowed down to three.

よさんのつごうで、こうほをにしゃにせばめた。

Because of the budget, we narrowed the options down to two companies.

このくつはすこしせまくて、ながくあるくといたい。

These shoes are a little tight, so they hurt when I walk for a long time.

せまいかんがえかたでは、あたらしいはっそうはうまれにくい。

With a narrow mindset, new ideas are hard to come by.

ねこはせまいすきまにもはいっていく。

Cats can even squeeze into narrow gaps.

It's a small room, isn't it?