Word Meaning 挟む
はさむ
hasamu
挟む is read as はさむ (hasamu) and means to harbour (feelings).
Meaning
English
- to harbour (feelings)
- to cast (e.g. doubt)
- to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks)
- to grip (from both sides)
- to be on either side of (a road, table, etc.)
- to have between each other
- to be across (a street, river, etc.)
- to catch (e.g. a finger in a door)
Reading
Kana
はさむ
Romaji
hasamu
Writing Variants
- 挿む はさむ hasamu
- 挾む はさむ hasamu
Stroke Sequence
2 Characters • 12 Total StrokesStudy Signals and Categories
Related Vocabulary
Max. 12Example Sentences
5会話に冗談を挟むのはやめてください。
かいわにじょうだんをはさむのはやめてください。
Please stop inserting jokes into the conversation.
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.
私が口を挟むことではないのは分かってます。
I know it's none of my business.
トム、何も知らないのに口を挟むものじゃありません。
Tom, you should stop cutting in when it's something you know nothing about.
・・・言いたいことは色々あるのだが、ここで口を挟むのは野暮というもの。
There are things I'd like to say but to butt in now would be what they call uncouth.