How to say cramped in Japanese

狭苦しい【せまくるしいsemakurushii】 Inflection

adjective:

  • cramped

Example Sentences

列車resshaのnoコンパートメントKONPAATOMENTOはhaすぐsugu窮屈kyuukutsuになるninaru。
Train compartments soon get cramped.
電車denshaにni乗ろうnorouとしてtoshite階段kaidanをwo駆け下りたらkakeoritara、足がつっashigatsuちゃってchatte、階段kaidanのno途中tochuuでde座り込んでsuwarikondeしまったshimatta。
My leg cramped up as I ran down the stairs to catch a train, and I had to sit down right there in the middle of the stairway.
こんなkonna狭苦しいsemakurushii部屋heyaからkaraはha一刻ikkokuもmo脱出dasshutsuしたいshitaiよyo。
I want to move out of this cramped room as soon as I can.
このkono部屋heyaはha狭苦しいsemakurushii。
This room is cramped.

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