挟 — 9 strokes ／ Radical「扌」
道準2High school level ／ 9 strokes ／ Radical「扌」
- On
- キョウ・ショウ
- Kun
- はさ.む・はさ.まる・わきばさ.む・さしはさ.む
- Meaning
- pinch; put between
Origin
Hand plus holding something under both arms: to pinch or place between.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| キョウ | 挟撃 |
|---|---|
| はさむ | 挟む |
| はさまる | 挟まる |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 挟撃きょうげき
pincer attack
- 板挟みいたばさみ
caught in the middle
Example
読みかけの本にしおりを挟んだ。
I slipped a bookmark into the book I was reading.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)