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挟

pinch
Stroke count: 9

Readings

On readingキョウ、ショウ
Kun readingはさ.む、はさ.まる、わきばさ.む、さしはさ.む
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. pinch
  2. between
  3. sandwichedRtK
  1. to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks)
  2. to grip (from both sides)
  3. to put between
  4. to sandwich between
  5. to insert

Radicals and components

Radical手handComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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finger · fingers · scissors · husband · horns

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1357

Compound words

挟むはさむ
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to insert
挟まるはさまる
to get between; to be caught in
挟み撃ちはさみうち
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment

Stroke Order

9 strokes

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