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

• 所(ところ)狭(せま)しと (tokoro semashi to)