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狹 Kanji meaning "narrow, contract, reduce"

Jiten frequency #5533Jinmeiyou (variant)Kanken Level 1 / 準1TMW TMW Owner10 strokes

Meanings

narrow, contract, reduce, tight, limited

On'yomi

キョウコウ

Kun'yomi

せま.いせば.めるせば.まるさ

Reading usage

若狹(わかさ)Wakasa #319766狹山(さやま)Sayama #378050国狹(くにさ)Kunisa #462031若狹前(わかさまえ)Wakasamae #462031中狹(なかさ)Nakasa #462031國狹(くにさ)Kunisa #462031狹川(さがわ)Sagawa #462031

Most common words using this kanji

狹(ひわたり)Hiwatari #168085若狹(わかさ)Wakasa #319766狹山(さやま)Sayama #378050狹間(はざま)Hazama #390420狹間田(はさまだ)Hasamada #462031山狹神社(やまきじんじゃ)Yamaki Shrine #462031狹場(はさば)Hasaba #462031狹田(はさだ)Hasada #462031下文狹(しもふばさみ)Shimofubasami #462031国狹(くにさ)Kunisa #462031若狹前(わかさまえ)Wakasamae #462031狹石(はさみいし)Hasamiishi #462031狹布里(きょうのさと)Kyōnosato #462031國狹(くにさ)Kunisa #462031大狹(おおばさみ)Oobasami #462031狹川(さがわ)Sagawa #462031中狹(なかさ)Nakasa #462031
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