狭 Kanji for narrow

N3–N2Grade 89 strokes

narrow, cramped, contract, tight

Kun: せま.い、せば.める、せば.まる、さ
On: キョウ、コウ

狭 is the Japanese kanji for narrow, cramped, contract, tight. It is written with 9 strokes and appears at JLPT level N3–N2. Its kun reading is せま.い、せば.める、せば.まる and its on reading is キョウ、コウ.

Stroke order

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Words with 狭

狭せまいnarrow, confined, small
狭せばめるto narrow, to reduce, to contract
狭せばまるto narrow, to contract
狭きょう心しん症しょうangina pectoris
手て狭ぜまnarrow, small, cramped
狭せまき門もんthe strait gate (in the Bible), the narrow gate

Practice 狭 with brush strokes, spaced repetition and quizzes in the app.