13 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

narrow, obstruct

Kun'yomi
  • せま
On'yomi
  • アイ
  • ヤク

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

アイ 100.0%

Character Breakdown

narrow, obstruct
アイ ヤク せま.い (Kentei 1)
benefit, gain, profit
エキ ヤク ます (5th, N1)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
dish, a helping, plate
さら ベイ (3rd, N2)

Common Words

narrow ②narrow-minded
defile ②bottleneck
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References

Unicode hex code 9698
JIS X 0208 1-80-7
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 5014
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6473
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 41791
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2d10.5
Four corner code 7821.7