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Keyword
narrow
  • cramped
  • contract
  • tight
Frequency
#1346
Strokes
9
Grade
8
JLPT (old)
N2
Heisig
1356
Readings
キョウ40%
せば40%
せま20%
Mnemonic
An animal and a husband with horns try to squeeze down a narrow alley together, bumping both walls at every step.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
狭せまい
narrow; confined; small; cramped; limited; narrow-minded; confining
I-adjective
狭せまき門もん
the strait gate (in the Bible); the narrow gate; high barrier (to enter a highly competitive school, company, etc.); difficult hurdle; difficulty; obstacle
Expression
間ま狭せ
divider between boxes (i.e. for box seats) in a theatre, etc.
Noun
狭せ
narrowness; being cramped; being almost full
Noun
狭さ
narrow; thin
Prefix
狭間はざま
gap; narrow space between things; interstice; valley; gorge; ravine; loophole (in a castle wall); arrow slit; crenel; embrasure; …
Noun
狭さ間ま
loophole (in a castle wall); arrow slit; crenel; embrasure
Noun
狭せばまる
to narrow; to contract
Godan verb
狭せばめる
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
Ichidan verb
若わか狭さ
Wakasa (former province located in the south of present-day Fukui Prefecture)
Noun
手て狭ぜま
narrow; small; cramped
Na-adjective
狭きょう窄さく
contraction; narrowing; stricture; stenosis
Noun
狭きょう義ぎ
narrow sense (e.g. of a word)
Noun
偏へん狭きょう
narrow-mindedness; intolerance; illiberality; narrowness
Na-adjective
狭きょう小しょう
narrow; cramped; small-sized
Na-adjective
狭きょう量りょう
narrow-minded; intolerant; petty
Na-adjective
狭せばし
narrow; confined; small
Archaic adjective
狭きょう隘あい
narrow; small; confined; narrow-minded; intolerant
Na-adjective
狭きょう軌き
narrow gauge (i.e. less than 1.435m wide)
Noun
狭せま苦くるしい
cramped
I-adjective
狭さ霧ぎり
mist; fog
Noun
広こう狭きょう
width; width and narrowness
Noun