narrowness; being cramped; being almost full
Almost exclusively used in the fixed expression 〜も狭に (or 〜もせに), meaning 'so narrow/cramped that...' or 'barely fitting'. Rare standalone noun.
See also: 狭に
There was only space barely enough for three people to sit.
This room is not big enough for even two people to live in comfortably.
narrow; become narrow; contract
narrow; reduce; contract
narrow; confined; small · narrow; confined; small
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
Rare kanji form used in the fixed pattern 〜も狭に. Not used independently in modern Japanese.
Kana spelling is more common in modern usage, especially in the pattern 〜もせに.
The reading せ is a rare native Japanese noun form related to the adjective 狭い (せまい). The exact historical derivation is uncertain.