狭 — Stroke order

JLPT N1 kanji · 9 strokes · #1346 by frequency

Narrow, cramped

Meaning
Narrow, cramped, contract
On'yomi (Chinese reading)
キョウコウ
Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)
せま.いせば.めるせば.まる
Radical

Stroke order

9 strokes. The stroke to draw is in red; the previous ones are already in place.

  1. Stroke 1/9
  2. Stroke 2/9
  3. Stroke 3/9
  4. Stroke 4/9
  5. Stroke 5/9
  6. Stroke 6/9
  7. Stroke 7/9
  8. Stroke 8/9
  9. Stroke 9/9

Components

The pieces this kanji is built from. Recognizing them is half of understanding it.

  • Dogs, dog (radical 犬, left)
  • Clamp between two, clamp

In Kanzen

Memory hook and vocabulary

In the app, 狭 comes with its memory hook, the readings to learn first and 12 vocabulary words, each reviewed at the right moment.

Sources: meanings and readings based on KANJIDIC2 and JMdict (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0) · KanjiVG strokes © Ulrich Apel (CC BY-SA 3.0) · reading selection, French translations and memory hooks: Kanzen.