What does kanji 夾 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 夾 is insert between.

How is kanji 夾 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 夾 are はさ.む; the onyomi readings are キョウ, コウ.

What words use kanji 夾?

Example words that use kanji 夾 include 挟撃, 脇侍, 夾角, 夾雑物.

Kanken 1

夾

Meaning

Kanji 夾

insert between

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: はさ.む
Onyomi 音読み: キョウコウ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Jōyō: -
JLPT: -
Frequency: -
Strokes: 7
Radical: -
Components: -
Kanji Kentei: Level 1
Similar Kanji: 从 • 众 • 坐 • 巫 • 來

Related vocabulary

7 common entries

Showing 7 of 7 entries that include this kanji.

挟撃

きょうげき

attack on both sides

脇侍

わきじ

flanking image (e.g. in a Buddha triad)

夾角

きょうかく

contained angle

夾雑物

きょうざつぶつ

foreign element

夾鐘

きょうしょう

(in China) 4th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. F)

夾竹桃

きょうちくとう

oleander

肉夾モー

ロージャーモー

roujiamo

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

彼は本にしおりを夾んだ。

He inserted a bookmark into the book.

指をドアに夾んでしまった。

My finger got caught in the door.

会話に冗談を夾むのが好きだ。

I like inserting jokes into conversations.

人混みに夾まれて動けない。

I am stuck in a crowd and cannot move.

二つの意見の間に夾まって困っている。

I am troubled because I am caught between two opinions.