What does kanji 挟 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 挟 is pinch.

How is kanji 挟 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 挟 are はさ.む, はさ.まる, わきばさ.む, さしはさ.む; the onyomi readings are キョウ, ショウ.

What is the main radical of kanji 挟?

The main radical for kanji 挟 is 手.

What words use kanji 挟?

Example words that use kanji 挟 include 挟まる, 挟み打ち, 挟殺, 挟み将棋.

JōyōJLPT N2Pre-Level 2

挟

Meaning

Kanji 挟

pinch

pinch, between

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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: はさ.むはさ.まるわきばさ.むさしはさ.む
Onyomi 音読み: キョウショウ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Old form: 挾 • Added to Jōyō: 1981

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N2
Frequency: #1870
Strokes: 9
Radical: 手
Components: 丶 • 二 • 亠 • 人 • 并 • 大 • 扎
Kanji Kentei: Pre-Level 2
Similar Kanji: 侠 • 狭 • 峡 • 𨦇 • 頬

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Showing 17 of 31 entries that include this kanji.

挟まる

はさまる

to get between

挟み打ち

はさみうち

attack on both sides

挟殺

きょうさつ

rundown

挟み将棋

はさみしょうぎ

piece-capturing board game

挟み上げる

はさみあげる

to pick up (with chopsticks)

挟み虫

はさみむし

earwig

挟撃作戦

きょうげきさくせん

pincer operation (tactic)

挟射

きょうしゃ

ejaculation during a mammary intercourse

挟書

きょうしょ

possession of books

挟瞼器

きょうけんき

entropion forceps

かに挟み

かにばさみ

flying scissors

くちばしを挟む

くちばしをさしはさむ

to stick one's nose into (someone else's business)

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

指をドアに挟んだ。

I pinched my finger in the door.

本にしおりを挟んだ。

I put a bookmark in the book.

駅と図書館の間に公園を挟んで、二つの建物が建っている。

The two buildings stand with a park between the station and the library.

彼は脇にかばんを挟んで歩いていた。

He was walking with a bag tucked under his arm.

会話に冗談を挟むのはやめてください。

Please stop inserting jokes into the conversation.

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人皮挟美 Hitokawa Hasami

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