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挟 — JLPT N2 Kanji — Detail

Onyomi: キョウ, ショウ  ·  Kunyomi: さしはさ.む, はさ.まる, はさ.む, わきばさ.む  ·  Meanings: between, pinch

挟 – JLPT N2 Kanji, Kanji for between, pinch (With 3D Visualization)

Kanji for between, pinch
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挟

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Strokes: 9
Meanings
between, pinch
Onyomi
キョウ
Kunyomi
はさ.まる, はさ.む
Name Readings
JLPT
N2
Grade
8
Frequency
-
Kanji Writing Practice
Practice
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Stroke Order
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Vocabulary Examples

Word Reading Meaning Meta
挟む はさむ to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks), to grip (from both sides) common JLPT-N2 Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Transitive verb
挟まる はさまる to get between, to be caught in JLPT-N2 Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
差し挟む さしはさむ to insert Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Transitive verb
挟撃 きょうげき attack on both sides, pincer movement, double envelopment Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
挟み込む はさみこむ to insert, to put between, to tuck (into) Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Transitive verb
挟み撃ち はさみうち attack on both sides, pincer movement, double envelopment common Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
挟殺 きょうさつ rundown Noun, Suru verb
鋏虫 はさみむし earwig Noun
挟書 きょうしょ possession of books Noun
挟み上げる はさみあげる to pick up (with chopsticks), to take Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
挟瞼器 きょうけんき entropion forceps Noun
はさみ切る はさみきる to snip (off), to nip off, to clip off, to trim off Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
はさみ焼き はさみやき grilled slices of lotus root, eggplant, etc. with a filling (usu. minced meat) Noun
脇侍 わきじ flanking image (e.g. in a Buddha triad) Noun
はさみ将棋 はさみしょうぎ checkerslike game played with shogi pieces and board, hasami shogi Noun
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Example Sentences

Example #1
本を両手で挟んで持つ。
ほん を りょうて で はさんで もつ
hon o ryoute de hasande motsu
Hold the book with both hands.
Example #2
紙をファイルに挟む。
かみ を ふぁいる に はさむ
kami o fairu ni hasamu
Insert the paper into the file.
Example #3
指をドアに挟まないように注意する。
ゆび を どあ に はさまない よう に ちゅうい する
yubi o doa ni hasamanai you ni chuui suru
Be careful not to get your finger caught in the door.
Example #4
髪の毛を髪留めで挟む。
かみ の け を かみどめ で はさむ
kami no ke o kamidome de hasamu
Clip the hair with a hairpin.
Example #5
本の間に手紙を挟んだ。
ほん の あいだ に てがみ を はさんだ
hon no aida ni tegami o hasanda
I slipped a letter between the pages of a book.
Example #6
二人の間に座って挟まる。
ふたり の あいだ に すわって はさまる
futari no aida ni suwatte hasamaru
Sit between two people and be squeezed in.
Example #7
メモをノートに挟んでおく。
めも を のーと に はさんで おく
memo o nooto ni hasande oku
Slip a memo into the notebook for safekeeping.
Example #8
耳に髪が挟まって痛い。
みみ に かみ が はさまって いたい
mimi ni kami ga hasamatte itai
Hair is caught in my ear and it hurts.
Example #9
書類を封筒に挟む。
しょるい を ふうとう に はさむ
shorui o fuutou ni hasamu
Insert documents into the envelope.
Example #10
口の中に指を挟まないようにする。
くち の なか に ゆび を はさまない よう に する
kuchi no naka ni yubi o hasamanai you ni suru
Be careful not to bite your finger.
Example #11
チラシを新聞に挟んで配る。
ちらし を しんぶん に はさんで くばる
chirashi o shinbun ni hasande kubaru
Insert flyers into newspapers and distribute them.
Example #12
本棚の本に指を挟んだ。
ほんだな の ほん に ゆび を はさんだ
hondana no hon ni yubi o hasanda
I got my finger caught in the bookshelf book.
Example #13
写真をアルバムに挟む。
しゃしん を あるばむ に はさむ
shashin o arubamu ni hasamu
Insert photos into the album.
Example #14
手紙を雑誌に挟んで送った。
てがみ を ざっし に はさんで おくった
tegami o zasshi ni hasande okutta
I sent a letter tucked into a magazine.
Example #15
彼は二つの選択肢の間で挟まれて迷っている。
かれ は ふたつ の せんたくし の あいだ で はさまれて まよって いる
kare wa futatsu no sentakushi no aida de hasamarete mayotte iru
He is stuck between two choices and unsure what to do.