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: サク、すぼ.める、つぼ.める、せま.い
Romaji: saku, subo.meru, tsubo.meru, sema.i
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

narrow, fold, furl, shrug, pucker, shut, close

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  10
Radical Number:  116
Frequency: 
Grade:  9
Skip Pattern:  2-3-7
Korean Reading:  chag
Chinese Reading:  ze2
Unicode:  7a84
JIS:  3A75

Indexes

Nelson Index: 3322
New Nelson Index: 4197
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3m7.11
Four Corner Index: 3021.1
Daikanwanjiten Index: 25455
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 8.0660
Remembering the kanji Index: 2614
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1966
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2660
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2830

Words

狭窄 (きょうさく)
stricture; stenosis; contraction
乳搾り (ちちしぼり)
milking; milker; milkmaid
窄まる (すぼまる、つぼまる)
to get narrower; to contract
窄む (つぼむ)
to close; to shut
視野狭窄 (しやきょうさく)
narrowing of visual field; narrow-mindedness; lack of vision
尻すぼみ (しりすぼみ、しりつぼみ)
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
見窄らしい (みすぼらしい)
shabby; seedy
窄む (すぼむ)
to get narrower; to contract
窄める (すぼめる、つぼめる)
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
尻窄まり (しりすぼまり)
attenuation; fizzling out
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