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狭 — 9 strokes ／ Radical「⺨」

道
4Junior high level ／ 9 strokes ／ Radical「⺨」
On
キョウ・コウきょう・こう · kyō · kō
Kun
せま.い・せば.める・せば.まる・さsema.i · seba.meru · seba.maru · sa
Meaning
narrow; cramped

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

⺨ with 夾 "to pinch": pinched in and tight — narrow, cramped.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onキョウきょうkyō狭量きょうりょう広狭こうきょう偏狭へんきょう
Kunせまいsemai狭いせまい狭苦しいせまくるしい
Kunせばめるsebameru狭めるせばめる
Kunせばまるsebamaru狭まるせばまる

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 狭義きょうぎ

    narrow sense

  • 狭いせまい

    narrow

More words with this kanji

  • 狭窄きょうさく
  • 狭せま
  • 狭隘きょうあい

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

この道(みち)は車(くるま)には狭(せま)い。

This road is narrow for cars.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical ⺨Map of reading キョウAll maps

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