挟
挟 — Pinch
pinch, between
On’yomiキョウ (kyou)
On’yomiショウ (shou)
Kun’yomiはさむ (hasamu)
Kun’yomiはさまる (hasamaru)
Kun’yomiわきばさむ (wakibasamu)
Kun’yomiさしはさむ (sashihasamu)
Stroke order (9 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 挟
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 挟み撃ち | はさみうち hasamiuchi | attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment |
| 挟む | はさむ hasamu | to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between |
| 挟まる | はさまる hasamaru | to get between; to be caught in |
| 挟殺 | きょうさつ kyousatsu | rundown |
Study notes
挟 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 9 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1870 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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