狭

See also: 狹

狭 U+72ED, 狭 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-72ED ← 独 [U+72EC] CJK Unified Ideographs 狮 → [U+72EE]

Translingual

Japanese	狭
Simplified	狭
Traditional	狹

Etymology

Simplified from 狹 (夾 → 夹).

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : semantic 犭 (“dog”) + phonetic 夹 () – narrow-minded, like a dog.

Han character

狭 (Kangxi radical 94, 犬+6, 9 strokes, cangjie input 大竹大廿 (KHKT), composition ⿰犭夹)

Derived characters

• 𮏶

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 711, character 10
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 20406
• Dae Jaweon: page 1123, character 10
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1343, character 10
• Unihan data for U+72ED

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 狭 – see 狹 (“narrow; tight; narrow-minded; narrow”). (This character is the simplified form of 狹).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Japanese

Shinjitai	狭
Kyūjitai	狹

Kanji

狭

(common “Jōyō” kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 狹)

1. cramped
2. narrow
3. contract
4. tight

Readings

• Go-on: ぎょう (gyō)^{←げふ (gefu, historical)}
• Kan-on: こう (kō)^{←かふ (kafu, historical)}
• Kan’yō-on: きょう (kyō, Jōyō)^{←けふ (kefu, historical)}
• Kun: せ (se, 狭); せまい (semai, 狭い, Jōyō); せば (seba, 狭); せばい (sebai, 狭い); せばまる (sebamaru, 狭まる, Jōyō); せばめる (sebameru, 狭める, Jōyō); さ (sa, 狭)

Compounds

• 狭心症(きょうしんしょう) (kyōshinshō): heart attack

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
狭
さ Grade: S
kun’yomi

Alternative spellings
狹 (kyūjitai) 小

From Old Japanese.

Possibly the original form of se below.

Affix

狭(さ) • (sa) 

1. narrow, small

Derived terms

• 狭(さ)物(もの) (samono)
• 狭(さ)織(おり) (saori)
• 狭(さ)し (sashi)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
狭
せ Grade: S
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
狹 (kyūjitai)

From Old Japanese. Attested in the Man'yōshū of circa 759 CE.

Standalone form of sa above. Compare 目 (me, ma-, “eye”).

Noun

狭(せ) • (se) 

1. (archaic) narrowness

Usage notes

Used as a phrase ［…も］狭(せ)に (［… mo］ se ni, “with little space remaining [on ...]; being almost full [on ...]”).

Derived terms

• 狭(せ)し (seshi)

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
狭
せば Grade: S
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
狹 (kyūjitai)

Adjective

狭(せば) • (seba) ^†-nari

1. (archaic, Classical Japanese) narrow

Related terms

• 狭(せば)い (sebai)

Noun

狭(せば) • (seba) 

1. Short for 狭縮緬 (sebachirimen /⁠せばちりめん⁠/).