狭 narrow
- On'yomi
- キョウ
- Kun'yomi
- せま-い
- Strokes
- 9
- JLPT
- N4
- Taught in
- Secondary school
In the kun'yomi, the kana after a dash are written after the kanji (okurigana): せま-い.
Stroke order
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
Remember it
A dog ⺨ gets pinched 夹 between two walls in the alley — it's far too narrow to squeeze through.
A common word
- 狭い せまい narrow
Example sentences
この道は狭いです。
このみちはせまいです。
This road is narrow.
狭い部屋ですが、どうぞ入ってください。
せまいへやですが、どうぞはいってください。
It's a small room, but please come in.
Kanji that share a part
⺨ is its radical. 15 kanji share it in all.
- 猫 cat
- 犯 crime N3
- 猛 fierce N2
- 猟 hunting N2
- 獲 seize N2
- 狂 lunatic N1
- 狙 aim N1
- 狐 fox N1
夹 is a component.
- 挟 pinch N2
- 峡 gorge N1