Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 手狭(てぜま) in Japanese

手狭
Kana Reading
てぜま
Romaji
tezema
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    narrow; small; cramped
    Example sentence
    この部屋は手狭なので、もうこれ以上家具を置くのはむりだよ。 This room is very small, so it is impossible to put more furniture in it.

Examples of 手狭, てぜま in a sentence

Kanji in this word

狭 JLPT 2

9 strokes

cramped, narrow, contract, tight

On'Yomi: キョウ, コウ

Kun'Yomi: せま.い, せば.める, せば.まる, さ

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手 JLPT 5

4 strokes

hand

On'Yomi: シュ, ズ

Kun'Yomi: て, て-, -て, た-

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