狭 (cramped) kanji
狭
Cramped
This kanji has 9 strokes. It is being learnt at grade 8.
This kanji belongs to jōyō (regular-use) kanji.
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Meaning:cramped, narrow, contract, tight
On reading:キョウ、コウ
kyō, kō
Kun reading:せま-い、せば-める、せば-まる、さ
sema-i, seba-meru, seba-maru, sa

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狭心症
きょうしんしょう		 angina pectoris
心の狭い
こころのせまい		 narrow-minded, intolerant
間隔を狭める
かんかくをせばめる		 narrow an interval, narrow a space ☆＝間隔を詰める（かんかくをつめる）
道はそこで狭まっている
みちはそこでせばまっている		 The road become narrow there.
狭間
はざま		 a narrow space, a crenel
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