This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: キョウ、コウ、せま.い、せば.める、せば.まる、さ
Romaji: kyō, kou, sema.i, seba.meru, seba.maru, sa
Kana
Romaji

Name Reading

Kana: はざ
Romaji: haza
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

cramped, narrow, contract, tight

Stroke Diagram

123456789

Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  9
Radical Number:  94
Frequency:  1346
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-3-6
Korean Reading:  hyeob
Chinese Reading:  xia2
Unicode:  72ed
JIS:  3639

Indexes

Halpern Index: 396
Nelson Index: 2882
New Nelson Index: 3572
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3g6.2
Four Corner Index: 4523.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 1166
Gakken Index: 1370
Japanese Names Index: 790
Daikanwanjiten Index: 20406P
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 7.0699
Remembering the kanji Index: 1266
Kanji Flashcards Index: 729
Kodansha Compact Index: 1301
Kanji in Context Index: 560
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 294
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 355
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1274
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1356
Essential Kanji Index: 1413
Kodansha Kanji Index: 473
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2963
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1279

Words

()
narrowness; being cramped; being almost full
狭い (せまい)
narrow; confined; small
狭間 (はざま)
interval; threshold; interstice; valley; gorge; ravine; loophole; eyelet
狭隘 (きょうあい)
narrow
狭める (せばめる)
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
()
narrow; thin
狭義 (きょうぎ)
narrow sense (e.g. of a word); strict
狭軌 (きょうき)
narrow gauge
狭窄 (きょうさく)
stricture; stenosis; contraction
手狭 (てぜま)
narrow; small; cramped
Find More