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狭

cramped
Stroke count: 9

Readings

On readingキョウ、コウ
Kun readingせま.い、せば.める、せば.まる、さ
JōyōGrade 8
  1. to narrow
  2. to contract

Popular Usage

狭い

Radicals and components

Radical犬dogComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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pack of wild dogs · scissors · husband · horns

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1356

Compound words

狭いせまい
narrow; confined; small; cramped; limited
偏狭へんきょう
narrow-mindedness; intolerance; illiberality; narrowness
狭間はざま
interval; space; interstice; threshold; valley
狭まるせばまる
to narrow; to contract
狭めるせばめる
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
狭心症きょうしんしょう
angina pectoris

Stroke Order

9 strokes

Practice Writing

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