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Secondary schoolJLPT N1

cramped, narrow, contract, tight

9 strokes · frequency rank #1346

On
キョウ、コウ
Kun
せま.い、せば.める、せば.まる、さ

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Common words

  1. せまいnarrow; confined; small; cramped1
    • This room is too small for us.

    • Her viewpoint is limited.

    • Enter by the narrow gate.

  2. はざまgap; narrow space between things; interstice2
  3. せばまるto narrow; to contract3
    • The gap between them has narrowed.

    • The river suddenly narrows at this point.

  4. せばめるto narrow; to reduce; to contract4
  5. きょうしんしょうangina pectoris5
    • I had an angina attack.

  6. へんきょうnarrow-mindedness; intolerance; illiberality; narrowness6
  7. てぜまnarrow; small; cramped7
    • This room is very small, so it is impossible to put more furniture in it.

  8. きょうぎnarrow sense (e.g. of a word)8
  9. せまきもんthe strait gate (in the Bible); the narrow gate9

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