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The Kanji Map

Kanji

Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names

Stroke count: 10

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

Kunyomi: すぼ.める, つぼ.める, せま.い

Onyomi: サク

Composition: 穴 乍

窄

Radical

Radical: 穴

Meaning: cave

Reading: あな

Frequency: 298

Alternative forms:

(alt radical position kanmuri)

穴

Examples

Onyomi Examples

椎間孔狭窄 (ツイカンコウキョウサク) vertebral canal stenosis

視野狭窄 (シヤキョウサク) narrowing of visual field, narrow-mindedness, lack of vision

Kunyomi Examples

窄める (すぼめる) to make narrower, to shut (an umbrella), to shrug (one's shoulders), to purse (one's lips)

窄める (すぼめる) to make narrower, to shut (an umbrella), to shrug (one's shoulders), to purse (one's lips)

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