挟 – pinch, between

9 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#1870 in newspaper frequencyN2 vocabulary

The kanji 挟 means pinch, between. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is キョウ、ショウ (kyou, shou); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is はさ.む、はさ.まる、わきばさ.む、さしはさ.む (hasamu, hasamaru, wakibasamu, sashihasamu). It is written with 9 strokes, under radical 手 (no. 64).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
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

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 手 (Kangxi radical 64). Components: 人・大・二・并・丶・亠・扎.

Words using 挟

挟むはさむto hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks)挟まるはさまるto get between

Example sentences

彼は耳に鉛筆を挟んだ。

He stuck his pencil behind his ear.

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Kanji with the same radical

手持指投打提挙援担技撃推接授摘批

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