挟 — kanji meaning “pinch”
挟
pinch, between
- Meanings
- pinch, between
- On'yomi
- キョウ (kyou)、ショウ (shou)
- Kun'yomi
- はさ.む、はさ.まる、わきばさ.む、さしはさ.む
- Strokes
- 9
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #1870 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 64
- Chinese reading
- xié — Chinese character page
Words with 挟
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 挟む | はさむ hasamu | to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides) |
| 挟まる | はさまる hasamaru | to get between; to be caught in |
| 挟み撃ち | はさみうち hasamiuchi | attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment |
| 挟み | はさみ hasami | clip |
| 板挟み | いたばさみ itabasami | being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands |
| 挟み込む | はさみこむ hasamikomu | to insert; to put between; to tuck (into) |
| 挟撃 | きょうげき kyougeki | attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment |
| 差し挟む | さしはさむ sashihasamu | to insert |
| 挟殺 | きょうさつ kyousatsu | rundown |
| 氷挟み | こおりばさみ kooribasami | ice tongs |
| 挟瞼器 | きょうけんき kyoukenki | entropion forceps |
| 挟書 | きょうしょ kyousho | possession of books |
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