狭

Kanji
狭
Level
N2
Meaning
narrow, confined
On'yomi
キョウ
Kun'yomi
せま.い, せば.める, せば.まる
Strokes
9
Common compounds

狭い (せまい) narrow, small 狭まる (せばまる) to narrow

Memory hook

The "dog" (犭) is "narrowly" confined to a "house" (八 and top horizontal line looks like a roof).

More from Kanji List