挿 — 10 strokes ／ Radical「扌」
道準2High school level ／ 10 strokes ／ Radical「扌」
- On
- ソウ
- Kun
- さ.す・はさ.む
- Meaning
- insert; put in
Origin
Hand plus a pestle driven into a mortar: to push something in with the hand.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| ソウ | 挿入・挿話 |
|---|---|
| さす | 挿す・挿絵・挿し木 Compare: 差す・刺す・指す |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 挿入そうにゅう
insertion
- 挿絵さしえ
illustration
Example
本文に写真を一枚挿入した。
I inserted one photograph into the text.
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