adjectival noun or quasi-adjective

  1. narrow, small, cramped.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
手狭 てぜま
 
 
手ぜま てぜま

Contained Kanji Breakdown

hand
て シュ ズ (1st, N4)
cramped, narrow, contract
せま.い はざ せば.める (7th, N1)
dog(犬) variant
insert between(夾) variant
large, big
ダイ おお- た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide