狭し

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
狹し (kyūjitai)

() (sa, narrow, small) + (-shi, suffix to make adjectives with -ku inflection, whence (-i) in Modern Japanese).

Adjective

() • (sashi-ku

  1. (Classical Japanese, archaic) narrow

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
狹し (kyūjitai)

() (se, narrowness) + (-shi, suffix to make adjectives with -ku inflection, whence (-i) in Modern Japanese).

Adjective

() • (seshi-ku

  1. (Classical Japanese, archaic) narrow
Derived terms
  • (ところ)() (tokoroseshi)

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
せば
Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
狹し (kyūjitai)

(せば) (seba, narrow) + (-shi, suffix to make adjectives with -shiku inflection, whence しい (-shii) in Modern Japanese).

Adjective

(せば) • (sebashi-shiku

  1. (Classical Japanese, archaic) narrow

Etymology 4

Kanji in this term
せま
Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
狹し (kyūjitai)

Changed from (せば) (sebashi).

Adjective

(せま) • (semashi-ku

  1. (Classical Japanese) archaic form of 狭い (semai)
Derived terms