挟
pinch; between
9 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 1870.
Readings
- はさむ (kun reading): 挟む (はさむ) to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); 板挟み (いたばさみ) being stuck between a rock and a hard place
- はさまる (kun reading): 挟まる (はさまる) to get between; 奥歯に物が挟まる (おくばにものがはさまる) to beat around the bush
- キョウ (on reading): 挟撃 (きょうげき) attack on both sides; 挟殺 (きょうさつ) rundown
- ショウ (on reading)
- わきばさむ (kun reading)
- さしはさむ (kun reading)
Components
- 扌
- 夹
- 丶 radical dot
- 二 radical two
- 亠 radical lid
- 人 radical person
- 丷 radical horns, inverted eight
- 大 radical big
- ⺘ radical hand, left-side form of 手
Words using 挟
- 挟む (はさむ) to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks)
- 板挟み (いたばさみ) being stuck between a rock and a hard place
- 挟み込む (はさみこむ) to insert
- 挟み撃ち (はさみうち) attack on both sides
- 挟み上げる (はさみあげる) to pick up (with chopsticks)
- 挟まる (はさまる) to get between
- 奥歯に物が挟まる (おくばにものがはさまる) to beat around the bush
- 挟撃 (きょうげき) attack on both sides
- 挟殺 (きょうさつ) rundown
- 挟瞼器 (きょうけんき) entropion forceps
- 挟書 (きょうしょ) possession of books
- 挟撃作戦 (きょうげきさくせん) pincer operation (tactic)
22 words in all.