狭 — cramped, narrow, contract
せまい
狭
cramped
せまい
U+72ED
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #1346
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #1356
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
Remember 狭
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Meanings
- cramped
- narrow
- contract
- tight
Readings
- On'yomi
- きょう kyou こう kou
- Kun'yomi
- せま sema せば seba さ sa
word
せま sema Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
せば seba Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
Words by frequency and grade
3 wordsEach dot is a word containing 狭: further left is more common, higher up needs a later school grade (the grade of its hardest kanji). Click a dot to open the word.
S = secondary school · 2 words have no frequency rank; they sit in the Unranked column.