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狭せばまる (sebamaru)

get narrow

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Meaning

狭まる (せばまる, sebamaru) is a bonus vocabulary word meaning “get narrow”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 11

ここから道みちの幅はばが狭せばまっています。

The road gets narrow from here.

両者りょうしゃの溝みぞが狭せばまった。

The gap between them has narrowed.

川幅かわはばはこの地点ちてんで急きゅうに狭せばまっています。

The river suddenly narrows at this point.

この峠は冬季通行止めにはならないが、除雪の関係で積雪時には道幅が狭まる。

The pass is not closed in the winter, however the road become narrower when the snow is heaped up.

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