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    3. 狭める

    狭める

    狭せばめ​る​

    to narrow

    KMT10News #42+1CoreVerb, TransitiveDaily LifeKanji Vocab12 strokes

    せばめる

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to narrow, to reduce, to contract

    Stroke 0 / 12

    Speed1.0x

    道みち幅はばを狭せばめる工こう事じが行おこなわれている。

    Construction work is being carried out to narrow the road.

    KMT8Daily LifeTravel & Transportation
    選せん択たく肢しを狭せばめることで、より集しゅう中ちゅうして取とり組くむことができる。

    By narrowing down the options, one can focus more intently.

    KMT10Daily LifeWork & Career
    彼かれの発はつ言げんは、議ぎ論ろんの範はん囲いを不ふ必ひつ要ように狭せばめる結けっ果かとなった。

    His remarks resulted in unnecessarily narrowing the scope of the discussion.

    KMT10Politics & LawDaily Life
    彼かれは自じ分ぶんの視し野やを狭せばめることなく、常つねに新あたらしい知ち識しきを求もとめている。

    He constantly seeks new knowledge without narrowing his perspective.

    KMT10Daily LifeEducation
    部へ屋やの家か具ぐを減へらして、空くう間かんを狭せばめることなく広ひろ々びろと使つかえるようにした。

    I reduced the furniture in the room so that the space could be used widely without narrowing it.

    KMT10Home & HousingDaily Life

    Characters that make up this word

    狭
    せま.い・せば.める・せば.まる・さ…(3)
    cramped・narrow・contract・tight
    Kanji
    め
    me
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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