狭 cramped, narrow, contract, tight 9 strokes jōyō, taught in secondary school old JLPT 2 #1346 in newspapers Readings Onキョウ、コウ Kunせま.い、せば.める、せば.まる、さ In Chinese 狭, traditional 狹 Words written with it 狭い せまい narrow N5 狭心症 きょうしんしょう angina pectoris 狭まる せばまる to narrow 狭める せばめる to narrow 狭間 はざま gap 狭き門 せまきもん the strait gate (in the Bible) 手狭 てぜま narrow 偏狭 へんきょう narrow-mindedness 狭義 きょうぎ narrow sense (e.g. of a word)