JLPT N5 Vocabulary

Definition:

narrow

JLPT N5 vocabulary list

Learn Japanese vocabulary: 【せまい】(semai). Meaning: narrow; small; cramped​.

Type: い-adjective

Level: JLPT N5 Vocabulary

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Example #1

わたしのへやはとてもせまいです。
watashi no heya wa totemo semai desu.
My room is very narrow.
Example #2

わたしたちはせまいみちをあるいていった。
watashi tachi wa semai michi o aruite itta.
We walked along a narrow path.
Example #3

このへやはわたしたちにとってせますぎる。
kono heya wa watashi tachi ni totte semasugiru.
This room is too small for us.
Example #4

あなたはなぜそんなせまいところでねているのですか?
anata wa naze sonna tokoro de neteiru no desuka?
Why are you sleeping in such a cramped place?

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