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窄 = 乍 + 穴

窄 is a Japanese kanji written with 10 strokes, listed here under the keyword “tight”. It is built from 乍 (saw) and 穴 (hole). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2660. It appears as a component in 1 other character in this index.

Keyword
tight
RTK frame
2660
Strokes
10
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
サク
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
すぼ.める, つぼ.める, せま.い
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
narrow, плотно
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
窄 narrow

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 乍 saw
  2. 穴 hole

Characters that contain 窄

How to find 窄 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “saw” + “hole”. 窄 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 窄 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.