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挟む

はさむ

Common

Variants

  • 挟むはさむ
  • 挾むはさむ
  • 挿むはさむ

Meanings

  1. to harbour (feelings); to cast (e.g. doubt)
  2. to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides)
  3. to be on either side of (a road, table, etc.); to have between each other; to be across (a street, river, etc.)
  4. to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to pinch
  5. to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings); to interpose (e.g. an objection); to interject; to throw in (e.g. a joke)
  6. to put between; to sandwich between; to insert; to interpose

Kanji used