狭 – cramped, narrow, contract

9 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#1346 in newspaper frequencyN5 vocabulary

The kanji 狭 means cramped, narrow, contract, tight. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is キョウ、コウ (kyou, kou); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is せま.い、せば.める、せば.まる、さ (semai, sebameru, sebamaru, sa). It is written with 9 strokes, under radical 犬 (no. 94).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	キョウ	kyou
On’yomi	コウ	kou
Kun’yomi	せま.い	semai
Kun’yomi	せば.める	sebameru
Kun’yomi	せば.まる	sebamaru
Kun’yomi	さ	sa

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 犬 (Kangxi radical 94). Components: 人・大・二・并・犯・丶・亠.

Words using 狭

狭いせまいnarrow

Example sentences

この部屋は私たちにとって狭すぎる。

This room is too small for us.

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彼女は狭い範囲でしか物が見えない。

Her viewpoint is limited.

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Kanji with the same radical

状独献狙犯獲猛犬狂獄猫獣猿狩狡

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