Kanji Details:
- 挟
- Frequency:1870
- Kun: はさ.む, はさ.まる, わきばさ.む, さしはさ.む
- On: キョウ, ショウ
- Meaning: pinch, between
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Examples:
Word Reading Meaning 挟む はさむ to interpose, to hold between, to insert 挟み撃ち はさみうち pincer attack, attack on both sides (flanks) 挟まる はさまる to get between, to be caught in 挟殺 きょうさつ (baseball) rundown 挟む さしはさむ to insert; to interrupt, to slip in a word; to harbor (e.g. doubts), to harbour, to entertain (e.g. a theory) 挟み打ち はさみうち pincer attack, attack on both sides (flanks) 挟み込む はさみこむ to insert 挟み上げる はさみあげる to pick up (with chopsticks), to take 挟撃 きょうげき pincer movement, pincer attack 小耳に挟む こみみにはさむ to happen to hear, to overhear