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サク
Kun
すぼ.める・つぼ.める・せま.い
Meaning
narrow; to pucker

Origin

ORIGIN

A hole 穴 with 乍 as phonetic: the opening is narrow, drawn in.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 狭窄きょうさく

    stricture; narrowing

  • 窄めるすぼめる

    to purse; to narrow

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

検査で血管の狭窄が見つかった。

The examination found a narrowing of the blood vessel.

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