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窄 means 'narrow'

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Strokes : 10    Frequency: 3039   Usefulness: 6    Study set: 6-9    Grade: 9   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 4 words   Used in 18 words   Used in 15 names   Component in 3 kanji (1 Jōyō)
Jinmeiyō (人名用)
On
   サク
Kun
   せま narrow   すぼ to get narrower
Kun    すぼめる   つぼめる
⿱   hole   although  
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窄 is not used in the most common form of any of the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese.
Across all words in Japanese, 窄 is used 17 times, read 3 ways.
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サク : 9 words FIND ALL
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1. stricture; stenosis; contraction
2. curb extension (for traffic control)
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すぼ : 6 words FIND ALL
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)  (often written with kana only)
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つぼめる : 2 words FIND ALL
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'mu' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to close (of flowers); to shut  (often written with kana only)
2. to get narrower  (see also: 窄める, 窄まる; often written with kana only)
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An additional サク less common words include 窄 but the reading has not yet been categorized.

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サク   せま narrow   すぼ to get narrower   
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ながらも although   -なが while   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
ニ   ふた    ふた two   
stick   
ケツ   あな hole   
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katakana 'ha'; eight
roof   
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