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狭

cramped, narrow, contract, tight

JLPTN2School grade8Strokes9Frequency#1346
Kun
せまい · せばめる · せばまる · さsemai · sebameru · sebamaru · sae.g.狭いせまいnarrow
On
キョウ · コウkyou · kou

Kun is the Japanese reading, used when the kanji stands alone with kana after it. On comes from Chinese and is mostly used in compound words.

Radical
犬dog
Parts
  • 犭dogform of 犬
  • 人person
  • 大big
  • 二two
  • 并
  • 丶drop
  • 亠lid

Used in words

  • 狭(せま)い
    narrow

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