狭し

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Japanese

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Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term

Grade: S
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
狹し (kyūjitai)

() (sa, narrow, small) + (-shi, suffix to make adjectives with -ku inflection, whence (-i) in Modern Japanese).

Adjective

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() (sashi-ku

  1. (Classical Japanese, archaic) narrow

Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term

Grade: S
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
狹し (kyūjitai)

() (se, narrowness) + (-shi, suffix to make adjectives with -ku inflection, whence (-i) in Modern Japanese).

Adjective

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() (seshi-ku

  1. (Classical Japanese, archaic) narrow
Derived terms
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Etymology 3

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Kanji in this term
せば
Grade: S
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
狹し (kyūjitai)

(せば) (seba, narrow) + (-shi, suffix to make adjectives with -shiku inflection, whence しい (-shii) in Modern Japanese).

Adjective

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(せば) (sebashi-shiku

  1. (Classical Japanese, archaic) narrow

Etymology 4

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Kanji in this term
せま
Grade: S
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
狹し (kyūjitai)

Changed from (せば) (sebashi).

Adjective

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(せま) (semashi-ku

  1. (Classical Japanese) Archaic form of 狭い (semai /⁠せまい⁠/).
Derived terms
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