Japanese symbol for “stenosis”

狭窄

きょうさく

Romaji: kyousaku

contraction; narrowing

In Japanese, stenosis is 狭窄, read きょうさく (kyousaku).

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Meanings

adj-na, n, vi contraction; narrowing
n stricture; stenosis (med)

Written forms: 狭窄、狭さく. Readings: きょうさく.

Kanji and stroke order

狭

cramped, narrow, contract

on: キョウ、コウ
kun: せま.い、せば.める、せば.まる、さ

9 strokes · JLPT 2

窄

narrow, fold, furl

on: サク
kun: すぼ.める、つぼ.める、せま.い

10 strokes

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
狭い	せまい semai	narrow; confined; small
狭間	はざま hazama	gap; narrow space between things; interstice
偏狭	へんきょう henkyou	narrow-mindedness; intolerance; illiberality
狭める	せばめる sebameru	to narrow; to reduce; to contract
狭心症	きょうしんしょう kyoushinshou	angina pectoris
手狭	てぜま tezema	narrow; small; cramped
窄める	すぼめる subomeru	to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders)
幽門狭窄	ゆうもんきょうさく yuumonkyousaku	pyloric stenosis

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.