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narrow
Stroke count: 10

Readings

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Kun readingすぼ.める、つぼ.める、せま.い
Grade 9KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. narrow
  2. fold
  3. furl
  4. shrug
  5. pucker
  6. shut
  7. close
  8. tightRtK

Radicals and components

Radical穴cave
Components
How it's built
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Compound words

狭窄きょうさく
contraction
窄むつぼむ
to close (of flowers)
乳窄ちちしぼり
milking
窄めるすぼめる
to make narrower
尻窄みしりすぼみ
weak ending
尻窄まりしりすぼまり
attenuating
幽門狭窄ゆうもんきょうさく
pyloric stenosis
見窄らしいみすぼらしい
shabby
屁をひって尻窄めへをひってしりつぼめ
there is no use shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted

Stroke Order

10 strokes

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