単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Single kanji#1,217 most used

挟む

はさむ2

Pitch accent · 中高 (nakadaka)

to put between

ITS KANJI

IN A SENTENCE

Ouch! I stuck my finger in the door!

from Tatoeba · bunbuku

IN OTHER SENTENCES

She shut the door on her finger.

from Tatoeba · small_snow

MEANINGS

2

to put between; to sandwich between; to insert; to interpose

godan verb · transitive

TANGOYA ASKS

1

to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides)

godan verb · transitive

3

to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to pinch

godan verb · transitive

4

to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings); to interpose (e.g. an objection); to interject; to throw in (e.g. a joke)

godan verb · transitive

5

to be on either side of (a road, table, etc.); to have between each other; to be across (a street, river, etc.)

godan verb · transitive

6

to harbour (feelings); to cast (e.g. doubt)

godan verb · transitive

DETAILS

Kind単漢字, single kanji

Frequency#1,217 most used

Written挟む、挿む、挾む

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium