Entry
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Noun

    the strait gate (in the Bible); the narrow gate

  2. high barrier (to enter a highly competitive school, company, etc.); difficult hurdle; difficulty; obstacle

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

cramped, narrow, contract, tight

Kun
せま.いせば.めるせば.まる
On
キョウコウ
Strokes
9
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1346 of 2500
Radical
dog
WaniKani
Level 24

Built from

Used in names as

はざ

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
1-3-6SKIP code
3g6.2The Kanji Dictionary
4523.0Four corner code
2963deroo
72edUnicode hex code
1-22-25JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2882Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3572New Nelson (John Haig)
396New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
473Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
294Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
355Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1266Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1356Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1370A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
790Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1413Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
20406PMorohashi
1166A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1353Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1436Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
729Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1279Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
560Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1301Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1274Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
xia2Pinyin reading
hyeobKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
24WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

gate, counter for cannons

Kun
かど
On
モン
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N2
Frequency
452 of 2500
Radical
gate
WaniKani
Level 16

Built from

Used in names as

じょうゆき

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-4-4, 3-8-0SKIP code
8e0.1The Kanji Dictionary
7777.7, 7777.0Four corner code
3853deroo
9580Unicode hex code
1-44-71JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4940Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6381New Nelson (John Haig)
888New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1100Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
597Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
789Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1616Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1743Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
385A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
601Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
105Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
41208Morohashi
211A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
161Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
161Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
143sakade
269Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
231henshall3
168Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
376crowley
445Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1838Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1630Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
men2Pinyin reading
munKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
16WaniKani level