手狭

• 読み: てぜま
• ローマ字: tezema
• 漢字の分解: 手 (te) — hand, scope; 狭 (sema) — narrow, confined
• 発音: /te.ze.ma/

意味

Narrow; cramped; too small; confined. Describes a space that is insufficient for its intended purpose or for the number of people using it.

A na-adjective used as 手狭な (tezema na) or 手狭だ. 手 suggests the scale within one's reach, and 狭 (sema, narrow) together convey a space too small to work or live in comfortably. Frequently used in the context of housing, offices, and kitchens that have become inadequate. It carries a practical rather than emotional connotation.

例文

1. 社員が増え、オフィスが手狭になったため、移転を検討している。
2. キッチンが手狭で、二人で料理をするには窮屈だった。
3. 子どもが生まれたのを機に、手狭なアパートから一戸建てに引っ越した。

使い方ガイド

場面: housing, office, real estate, daily life

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Compound of 手 (te, hand, the scope of what one manages) and 狭 (sema, narrow, confined). The combination describes a space that has become too confined for the tasks at hand—too small to stretch out and work effectively.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Universal