narrow in Japanese
narrow in Japanese is 狭い — narrow means having a small width compared to length; not wide.
narrow in Japanese
狭い
Pronounced: semai
Having a small width; not wide; having opposite edges or sides that are close, especially by comparison to length or depth.
What does "narrow" mean?
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adj Having a small width compared to length; not wide.
"The car barely fit down the narrow alley."
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verb To make or become smaller in width or scope.
"The road narrows sharply just before the bridge."
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noun A narrow stretch of water connecting two larger bodies.
"Their boat passed through the narrows at high tide."
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narrow in a sentence
- The car barely fit down the narrow alley.
- They squeezed through a narrow gap in the fence.
- The road narrows sharply just before the bridge.
- Police have narrowed the search to three suspects.
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What is "narrow" in Japanese?
"narrow" in Japanese is 狭い. narrow means: Having a small width compared to length; not wide.
How do you pronounce 狭い?
"narrow" in Japanese is 狭い, pronounced "semai".
How do you use "narrow" in a sentence?
Example: "The car barely fit down the narrow alley." In Japanese, "narrow" is 狭い.
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