JLPT N1 · 9 strokes
Kanji 狭: "cramped, narrow, contract"
The kanji 狭 means "cramped, narrow, contract, tight". It is written with 9 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read キョウ, コウ in on'yomi and せま.い, せば.める, せば.まる, さ in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
キョウコウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
せま.いせば.めるせば.まるさ
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | cramped, narrow, contract, tight |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 9 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1346 of 2,501 |
Common words with 狭
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 狭いnarrow; confined; small; cramped · limited; narrow-minded; confining
- 狭間gap; narrow space between things; interstice · valley; gorge; ravine
- 狭まるto narrow; to contract
- 狭めるto narrow; to reduce; to contract
- 所狭しとcrowded; packed; crammed; cramped
- 手狭narrow; small; cramped
- 狭苦しいcramped
- 狭narrowness; being cramped; being almost full
- 肩身が狭いfeeling ashamed; feeling of one's inferiority
- 狭量narrow-minded; intolerant; petty
- 肩身の狭いashamed
- 心が狭いnarrow-minded
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