挟
- On
- きょう;しょう
- Kun
- はさ.む;はさ.まる;わきばさ.む;さしはさ.む
- Stroke count
- 9
・pinch
・between
Japanese dictionary
はさむ
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides)
Kanji details
・pinch
・between
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はさむ
to put between;to sandwich between;to insert;to interpose
はさむ
to catch (e.g. a finger in a door);to trap;to pinch
はさむ
to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings);to interpose (e.g. an objection);to interject;to throw in (e.g. a joke)
はさむ
to be on either side of (a road, table, etc.);to have between each other;to be across (a street, river, etc.)
はさむ
to harbour (feelings);to cast (e.g. doubt)
さしはさむ
to insert
さしはさむ
to interrupt;to slip in a word
さしはさむ
to harbor (e.g. doubts);to harbour;to entertain (e.g. a theory)