KANJI
挟
pinch
hold between, insert, clip, sandwich
Kun'yomi
はささしはさ
On'yomi
きょう
Example sentences
ドアに指を挟まないように気をつけてください。
Please be careful not to pinch your finger in the door.
彼はたくさんの書類をファイルに挟んで持ち歩いていた。
He was carrying a lot of documents tucked into a file.
会議中に何度も彼の意見が挟まれた。
His opinion was interjected many times during the meeting.
Practice exercises
1
挟
Answer
はさきょう
2
挟
Answer
pinchsandwichhold betweeninsert
3
挟む
to pinch; to hold between; to sandwich
Answer
はさむ
4
挟撃
pincer movement; flanking attack
Answer
きょうげき
5
挟まる
to get caught between; to be pinched
Answer
はさまる
6
差し挟む
to insert; to interpose; to interject
Answer
さしはさむ