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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
    彼は耳に鉛筆を挟んだ。He stuck his pencil behind his ear.tatoeba
    彼は会話の最中に口を挟むことがよくある。He often breaks into the middle of a conversation.tatoeba
  2. between
    二つの谷に挟まれた平地に家をたてる。Build a house on the level between two valleys.tatoeba
  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

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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
挟撃きょうげき
attack on both sides
挟瞼器きょうけんき
entropion forceps
板挟みいたばさみ
being stuck between a rock and a hard place
挟みこむはさみこむ
to insert
挟み込むはさみこむ
to insert
挟み打ちはさみうち
attack on both sides
洗濯挟みせんたくバサミ
clothespin
挟み上げるはさみあげる
to pick up (with chopsticks)
小耳に挟むこみみにはさむ
to happen to hear

Additional Examples

誰か他の人が話をしているときに言葉を差し挟んではならない。
You should not cut in when someone else is talking.tatoeba

Stroke Order

9 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 挟

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