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窄

窄 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. せまい。
  2. せばめる。すぼめる。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

形声文字。「穴」と音符「乍」を合わせた字で、穴が小さく「せまい」という意味。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

narrow, fold, furl, shrug, pucker, shut, close

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • サク
Kun (native)
  • すぼ(める)
  • つぼ(める)
  • せま(い)
Other languages
  • 拼音zhai3
  • 拼音ze2
  • 한글chag
  • Hán-ViệtTrách

Basics

Strokes
10 strokes
Radical
穴(あな)
JIS level
Level 1
Unicode
U+7A84

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): top–bottom ⿱穴乍

Words using this kanji

  • 窄むすぼむto get narrower, to contract
  • 窄むつぼむ細長い物の先などが、小さく狭まる。 開いていたものが閉じる。また、そうさせる。 狭い所に引きこもって小さくなる。to close (of flowers), to shut, to get narrower
  • 窄めるすぼめるすぼむようにする。 広がっているものを小さくする。 小さく狭くする。to make narrower, to shut (an umbrella), to shrug (one's shoulders), to purse (one's lips)
  • 窄まるすぼまる縮んだ状態になる。to get narrower, to contract

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

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