How to say 'Narrow' in Japanese | 狭める

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The Japanese word for Narrow is 'Sebameru', written as 狭める in Japanese.'Narrow' in hiragana is せばめる.

word

狭める

Meaning

Narrow

Reading

せばめる

sebameru

Kanji

狭Narrow

Explanation

The Japanese verb '狭める (せばめる)' means 'to narrow' or 'to make something narrower'. It is used to describe the action of reducing the width, scope, or extent of something. This verb can be applied to physical spaces, such as narrowing a road, or abstract concepts, such as narrowing down options. For example: He narrowed the gap between the two cars「彼は車の間の距離を狭めた」(かれはくるまのあいだのきょりをせばめた). We need to narrow down the list of candidates「候補者のリストを狭める必要がある」(こうほしゃのリストをせばめるひつようがある). The verb is often used in contexts where precision or focus is required.

Part Of Speech

verb

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

4495

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

This word is an ichidan verb. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Kanji in the Word 狭める

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

狭

Meaning

Narrow

Hiragana in the Word 狭める

This word contains 2 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

め

Reading

hiragana

る

Reading

Words Related to 狭める Through the Kanji 狭

These 2 Words contain the Kanji 狭 as well.

word

狭い

Meaning

Narrow

word

狭まる

Meaning

Narrow

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'Sebameru' means 'Narrow' .

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