窄 — kanji meaning “narrow”
窄
narrow, fold, furl, shrug, pucker, shut, close
- Meanings
- narrow, fold, furl, shrug, pucker, shut, close
- On'yomi
- サク (saku)
- Kun'yomi
- すぼ.める、つぼ.める、せま.い
- Strokes
- 10
- School grade
- 9
- Classical radical
- 116
- Chinese reading
- zhǎi, zé — Chinese character page
Words with 窄
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 狭窄 | きょうさく kyousaku | contraction; narrowing |
| 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 |
| 窄む | すぼむ subomu | to get narrower; to contract |
| 窄む | つぼむ tsubomu | to close (of flowers); to shut |
| 窄まる | すぼまる subomaru | to get narrower; to contract |
| 視野狭窄 | しやきょうさく shiyakyousaku | narrowing of visual field; narrow-mindedness; lack of vision |
| 血管狭窄 | けっかんきょうさく kekkankyousaku | angiostenosis |
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