狭い
せまい
semai
JLPT N5adjectiveVocabularyLevel 9 - JLPT N5

Quick answer

狭い (せまい (semai)) means "Narrow". It is read せまい (semai). This page covers its usage with example sentences.

Meaning

Narrow

Also : Small · Cramped · Confined · Tight

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Example Sentences

せまい道を通って、家に着きました。

せまいみちをとおって、いえについきました

I went through a narrow path and arrived home.

この部屋はとてもせまいです。

このへやはとてもせまいです

This room is very narrow.

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