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狭 = 夹 + 犭
狭 is a Japanese kanji written with 9 strokes, listed here under the keyword “cramped”. It is built from 夹 (scissors) and 犭 (pack of wild dogs). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1356.
- Keyword
- cramped
- RTK frame
- 1356
- Strokes
- 9
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- キョウ, コウ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- せま.い, せば.める, せば.まる, さ
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- тесный
- Same glyph as a simplified Chinese hanzi
- 狭 narrow
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 狭 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “scissors” + “pack of wild dogs”. 狭 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 狭 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.