"狭い" meaning in Japanese

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Adjective

IPA: [se̞ma̠i]
Etymology: Cognate with 攻(せ)める (semeru), 責(せ)める (semeru), 迫(せま)る (semaru), 狭(せば)める (sebameru), and 狭(せば)まる (sebamaru). Etymology templates: {{ja-r|攻める|せめる}} 攻(せ)める (semeru), {{ja-r|責める|せめる}} 責(せ)める (semeru), {{ja-r|迫る|せまる}} 迫(せま)る (semaru), {{ja-r|狭める|せばめる}} 狭(せば)める (sebameru), {{ja-r|狭まる|せばまる}} 狭(せば)まる (sebamaru) Head templates: {{ja-adj|せまい|infl=i}} 狭(せま)い • (semai) -i (adverbial 狭(せま)く (semaku)) Inflection templates: {{ja-adj-infl|adverbial=く|attributive=い|conditional=ければ|conjunctive=くて|continuative=く|degree=さ|formal=い です|formal_negative=く ない です|formal_negative_past=く なかった です|formal_past=かった です|hypothetical=けれ|imperative=かれ|imperfective=かろ|informal_negative=く ない|informal_negative_past=く なかった|informal_past=かった|kana=せま|lemma=狭|provisional=かったら|terminal=い|volitional=かろう}} Forms: 狭い [canonical] (ruby: (せま)), semai [romanization], 狭く [adverbial] (ruby: (せま)), no-table-tags [table-tags], 狭かろ [imperfective, stem], せまかろ [imperfective, stem], semakaro [imperfective], 狭く [continuative, stem], せまく [continuative, stem], semaku [continuative], 狭い [stem, terminative], せまい [stem, terminative], semai [terminative], 狭い [attributive, stem], せまい [attributive, stem], semai [attributive], 狭けれ [hypothetical, stem], せまけれ [hypothetical, stem], semakere [hypothetical], 狭かれ [imperative, stem], せまかれ [imperative, stem], semakare [imperative], 狭くない [informal, negative], せまくない [informal, negative], semaku nai [informal, negative], 狭かった [informal, past], せまかった [informal, past], semakatta [informal, past], 狭くなかった [informal, negative, past], せまくなかった [informal, negative, past], semaku nakatta [informal, negative, past], 狭いです [formal], せまいです [formal], semai desu [formal], 狭くないです [formal, negative], せまくないです [formal, negative], semaku nai desu [formal, negative], 狭かったです [formal, past], せまかったです [formal, past], semakatta desu [formal, past], 狭くなかったです [formal, negative, past], せまくなかったです [formal, negative, past], semaku nakatta desu [formal, negative, past], 狭くて [conjunctive], せまくて [conjunctive], semakute [conjunctive], 狭ければ [conditional], せまければ [conditional], semakereba [conditional], 狭かったら [conditional, past], せまかったら [conditional, past], semakattara [conditional, past], 狭かろう [volitional], せまかろう [volitional], semakarō [volitional], 狭く [adverbial], せまく [adverbial], semaku [adverbial], 狭さ [noun-from-adj], せまさ [noun-from-adj], semasa [noun-from-adj]
  1. (pertaining to width) narrow, confined
    Sense id: en-狭い-ja-adj-QfrGFyNG
  2. (pertaining to area) small
    Sense id: en-狭い-ja-adj-gduOu7vG
  3. (golf) short Categories (topical): Golf
    Sense id: en-狭い-ja-adj--bAHi131 Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with manual fragments, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 1 kanji, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 7 2 91 Disambiguation of Japanese links with manual fragments: 10 2 88 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 7 2 92 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 7 2 91 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 1 kanji: 44 0 56 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 7 2 91 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 0 89 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 0 94 Topics: golf, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 肩身が狭い (katami ga semai) (ruby: (かた), (), (せま)) (english: feeling ashamed), 肩身の狭い (katami no semai) (ruby: (かた), (), (せま)) (english: ashamed), 心の狭い (kokoro no semai) (ruby: (こころ), (せま)) (english: narrow-minded, shallow), 視野の狭い (shiya no semai) (ruby: 視野(しや), (せま)) (english: shortsighted, narrow-minded), 世間は広い様で狭い (seken wa hiroi yō de semai) (ruby: (), (けん), (ひろ), (よう), (せま)) (english: it's a small world after all), 所狭い (tokoro semai) (ruby: (ところ), (せま)) (english: crowded, overflowing, cramped), 度量の狭い (doryō no semai) (ruby: (), (りょう), (せま)) (english: parochial, narrow-minded, prejudiced), 狭い部屋 (semai heya) (ruby: (せま), 部屋(へや)) (english: a small room)

Alternative forms

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "feeling ashamed",
      "roman": "katami ga semai",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "肩",
          "かた"
        ],
        [
          "身",
          "み"
        ],
        [
          "狭",
          "せま"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "肩身が狭い"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "ashamed",
      "roman": "katami no semai",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "肩",
          "かた"
        ],
        [
          "身",
          "み"
        ],
        [
          "狭",
          "せま"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "肩身の狭い"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "narrow-minded, shallow",
      "roman": "kokoro no semai",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "心",
          "こころ"
        ],
        [
          "狭",
          "せま"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "心の狭い"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "shortsighted, narrow-minded",
      "roman": "shiya no semai",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "視野",
          "しや"
        ],
        [
          "狭",
          "せま"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "視野の狭い"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "it's a small world after all",
      "roman": "seken wa hiroi yō de semai",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "世",
          "せ"
        ],
        [
          "間",
          "けん"
        ],
        [
          "広",
          "ひろ"
        ],
        [
          "様",
          "よう"
        ],
        [
          "狭",
          "せま"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "世間は広い様で狭い"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "crowded, overflowing, cramped",
      "roman": "tokoro semai",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "所",
          "ところ"
        ],
        [
          "狭",
          "せま"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "所狭い"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "parochial, narrow-minded, prejudiced",
      "roman": "doryō no semai",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "度",
          "ど"
        ],
        [
          "量",
          "りょう"
        ],
        [
          "狭",
          "せま"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "度量の狭い"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "a small room",
      "roman": "semai heya",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "狭",
          "せま"
        ],
        [
          "部屋",
          "へや"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "狭い部屋"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "攻める",
        "2": "せめる"
      },
      "expansion": "攻(せ)める (semeru)",
      "name": "ja-r"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "責める",
        "2": "せめる"
      },
      "expansion": "責(せ)める (semeru)",
      "name": "ja-r"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "迫る",
        "2": "せまる"
      },
      "expansion": "迫(せま)る (semaru)",
      "name": "ja-r"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "狭める",
        "2": "せばめる"
      },
      "expansion": "狭(せば)める (sebameru)",
      "name": "ja-r"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "狭まる",
        "2": "せばまる"
      },
      "expansion": "狭(せば)まる (sebamaru)",
      "name": "ja-r"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Cognate with 攻(せ)める (semeru), 責(せ)める (semeru), 迫(せま)る (semaru), 狭(せば)める (sebameru), and 狭(せば)まる (sebamaru).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "狭い",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "狭",
          "せま"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "semai",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "狭く",
      "roman": "semaku",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "狭",
          "せま"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "adverbial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ja-i",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "狭かろ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "せまかろ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "semakaro",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "狭く",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "せまく",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "semaku",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "continuative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "狭い",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "stem",
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "せまい",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "stem",
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "semai",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "狭い",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "せまい",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "semai",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "attributive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "狭けれ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "hypothetical",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "せまけれ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "hypothetical",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "semakere",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "狭かれ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "せまかれ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "semakare",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "狭くない",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "せまくない",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "semaku nai",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "狭かった",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "せまかった",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "semakatta",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "狭くなかった",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "せまくなかった",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "semaku nakatta",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "狭いです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "せまいです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "semai desu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "狭くないです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "せまくないです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "semaku nai desu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "狭かったです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "せまかったです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "semakatta desu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "狭くなかったです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "せまくなかったです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "semaku nakatta desu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "狭くて",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "せまくて",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "semakute",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "狭ければ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "せまければ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "semakereba",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "狭かったら",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "せまかったら",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "semakattara",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "狭かろう",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "せまかろう",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "semakarō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "狭く",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "せまく",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "semaku",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "狭さ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "noun-from-adj"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "せまさ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "noun-from-adj"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "semasa",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "noun-from-adj"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "せまい",
        "infl": "i"
      },
      "expansion": "狭(せま)い • (semai) -i (adverbial 狭(せま)く (semaku))",
      "name": "ja-adj"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "adverbial": "く",
        "attributive": "い",
        "conditional": "ければ",
        "conjunctive": "くて",
        "continuative": "く",
        "degree": "さ",
        "formal": "い です",
        "formal_negative": "く ない です",
        "formal_negative_past": "く なかった です",
        "formal_past": "かった です",
        "hypothetical": "けれ",
        "imperative": "かれ",
        "imperfective": "かろ",
        "informal_negative": "く ない",
        "informal_negative_past": "く なかった",
        "informal_past": "かった",
        "kana": "せま",
        "lemma": "狭",
        "provisional": "かったら",
        "terminal": "い",
        "volitional": "かろう"
      },
      "name": "ja-adj-infl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "広い"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "narrow, confined"
      ],
      "id": "en-狭い-ja-adj-QfrGFyNG",
      "links": [
        [
          "narrow",
          "narrow"
        ],
        [
          "confined",
          "confined"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "pertaining to width",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(pertaining to width) narrow, confined"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "It's a small world isn't it.",
          "roman": "Seken wa semai desu ne.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "世間",
              "せけん"
            ],
            [
              "狭",
              "せま"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "世間は狭いですね。",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "small"
      ],
      "id": "en-狭い-ja-adj-gduOu7vG",
      "links": [
        [
          "small",
          "small"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "pertaining to area",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(pertaining to area) small"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "ja",
          "name": "Golf",
          "orig": "ja:Golf",
          "parents": [
            "Ball games",
            "Sports",
            "Human activity",
            "Human behaviour",
            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "7 2 91",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "10 2 88",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with manual fragments",
          "parents": [
            "Links with manual fragments",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "7 2 92",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant alt parameters",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "7 2 91",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant wikilinks",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "44 0 56",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with 1 kanji",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "7 2 91",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant sortkeys",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "11 0 89",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "6 0 94",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "short"
      ],
      "id": "en-狭い-ja-adj--bAHi131",
      "links": [
        [
          "golf",
          "golf"
        ],
        [
          "short",
          "short"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(golf) short"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "golf",
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "sports"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "せまい"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[se̞ma̠i]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "狭い"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Japanese adjectives",
    "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Japanese lemmas",
    "Japanese links with manual fragments",
    "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
    "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
    "Japanese terms spelled with secondary school kanji",
    "Japanese terms with 1 kanji",
    "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
    "Japanese い-i adjectives",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "feeling ashamed",
      "roman": "katami ga semai",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "肩",
          "かた"
        ],
        [
          "身",
          "み"
        ],
        [
          "狭",
          "せま"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "肩身が狭い"
    },
    {
      "english": "ashamed",
      "roman": "katami no semai",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "肩",
          "かた"
        ],
        [
          "身",
          "み"
        ],
        [
          "狭",
          "せま"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "肩身の狭い"
    },
    {
      "english": "narrow-minded, shallow",
      "roman": "kokoro no semai",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "心",
          "こころ"
        ],
        [
          "狭",
          "せま"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "心の狭い"
    },
    {
      "english": "shortsighted, narrow-minded",
      "roman": "shiya no semai",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "視野",
          "しや"
        ],
        [
          "狭",
          "せま"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "視野の狭い"
    },
    {
      "english": "it's a small world after all",
      "roman": "seken wa hiroi yō de semai",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "世",
          "せ"
        ],
        [
          "間",
          "けん"
        ],
        [
          "広",
          "ひろ"
        ],
        [
          "様",
          "よう"
        ],
        [
          "狭",
          "せま"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "世間は広い様で狭い"
    },
    {
      "english": "crowded, overflowing, cramped",
      "roman": "tokoro semai",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "所",
          "ところ"
        ],
        [
          "狭",
          "せま"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "所狭い"
    },
    {
      "english": "parochial, narrow-minded, prejudiced",
      "roman": "doryō no semai",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "度",
          "ど"
        ],
        [
          "量",
          "りょう"
        ],
        [
          "狭",
          "せま"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "度量の狭い"
    },
    {
      "english": "a small room",
      "roman": "semai heya",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "狭",
          "せま"
        ],
        [
          "部屋",
          "へや"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "狭い部屋"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "攻める",
        "2": "せめる"
      },
      "expansion": "攻(せ)める (semeru)",
      "name": "ja-r"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "責める",
        "2": "せめる"
      },
      "expansion": "責(せ)める (semeru)",
      "name": "ja-r"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "迫る",
        "2": "せまる"
      },
      "expansion": "迫(せま)る (semaru)",
      "name": "ja-r"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "狭める",
        "2": "せばめる"
      },
      "expansion": "狭(せば)める (sebameru)",
      "name": "ja-r"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "狭まる",
        "2": "せばまる"
      },
      "expansion": "狭(せば)まる (sebamaru)",
      "name": "ja-r"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Cognate with 攻(せ)める (semeru), 責(せ)める (semeru), 迫(せま)る (semaru), 狭(せば)める (sebameru), and 狭(せば)まる (sebamaru).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "狭い",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "狭",
          "せま"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "semai",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "狭く",
      "roman": "semaku",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "狭",
          "せま"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "adverbial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ja-i",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "狭かろ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "せまかろ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "semakaro",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "狭く",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "せまく",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "semaku",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "continuative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "狭い",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "stem",
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "せまい",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "stem",
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "semai",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "狭い",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "せまい",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "semai",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "attributive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "狭けれ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "hypothetical",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "せまけれ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "hypothetical",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "semakere",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "狭かれ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "せまかれ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "semakare",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "狭くない",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "せまくない",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "semaku nai",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "狭かった",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "せまかった",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "semakatta",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "狭くなかった",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "せまくなかった",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "semaku nakatta",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "狭いです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "せまいです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "semai desu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "狭くないです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "せまくないです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "semaku nai desu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "狭かったです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "せまかったです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "semakatta desu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "狭くなかったです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "せまくなかったです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "semaku nakatta desu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "狭くて",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "せまくて",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "semakute",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "狭ければ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "せまければ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "semakereba",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "狭かったら",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "せまかったら",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "semakattara",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "狭かろう",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "せまかろう",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "semakarō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "狭く",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "せまく",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "semaku",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "狭さ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "noun-from-adj"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "せまさ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "noun-from-adj"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "semasa",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "noun-from-adj"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "せまい",
        "infl": "i"
      },
      "expansion": "狭(せま)い • (semai) -i (adverbial 狭(せま)く (semaku))",
      "name": "ja-adj"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "adverbial": "く",
        "attributive": "い",
        "conditional": "ければ",
        "conjunctive": "くて",
        "continuative": "く",
        "degree": "さ",
        "formal": "い です",
        "formal_negative": "く ない です",
        "formal_negative_past": "く なかった です",
        "formal_past": "かった です",
        "hypothetical": "けれ",
        "imperative": "かれ",
        "imperfective": "かろ",
        "informal_negative": "く ない",
        "informal_negative_past": "く なかった",
        "informal_past": "かった",
        "kana": "せま",
        "lemma": "狭",
        "provisional": "かったら",
        "terminal": "い",
        "volitional": "かろう"
      },
      "name": "ja-adj-infl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "広い"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "narrow, confined"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "narrow",
          "narrow"
        ],
        [
          "confined",
          "confined"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "pertaining to width",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(pertaining to width) narrow, confined"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "It's a small world isn't it.",
          "roman": "Seken wa semai desu ne.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "世間",
              "せけん"
            ],
            [
              "狭",
              "せま"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "世間は狭いですね。",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "small"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "small",
          "small"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "pertaining to area",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(pertaining to area) small"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "ja:Golf"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "short"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "golf",
          "golf"
        ],
        [
          "short",
          "short"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(golf) short"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "golf",
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "sports"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "せまい"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[se̞ma̠i]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "狭い"
}

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  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
  "path": [
    "狭い"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "狭い",
  "trace": ""
}

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