狭し

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
狭
さ
Grade: S
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
狹し (kyūjitai)

狭(さ) (sa, “narrow, small”) + し (-shi, suffix to make adjectives with -ku inflection, whence い (-i) in Modern Japanese).

Adjective

狭(さ)し • (sashi) †-ku

  1. (Classical Japanese, archaic) narrow

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
狭
せ
Grade: S
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
狹し (kyūjitai)

狭(せ) (se, “narrowness”) + し (-shi, suffix to make adjectives with -ku inflection, whence い (-i) in Modern Japanese).

Adjective

狭(せ)し • (seshi) †-ku

  1. (Classical Japanese, archaic) narrow
Derived terms
  • 所(ところ)狭(せ)し (tokoroseshi)

Etymology 3
Kanji in this term
狭
せば
Grade: S
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
狹し (kyūjitai)

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

Adjective

狭(せば)し • (sebashi) †-shiku

  1. (Classical Japanese, archaic) narrow

Etymology 4
Kanji in this term
狭
せま
Grade: S
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
狹し (kyūjitai)

Changed from 狭(せば)し (sebashi).

Adjective

狭(せま)し • (semashi) †-ku

  1. (Classical Japanese) Archaic form of 狭い (semai /⁠せまい⁠/).
Derived terms
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