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:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: cave

Examples

Onyomi Examples

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

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

Kunyomi Examples

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

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