Moto 挟: Pinch; BetweenKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- キョウ、ショウ
- Kun'yomi
- はさ(む)、はさ(まる)、わきばさ(む)、さしはさ(む)
- Level
- JLPT N2Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 34 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (キョウ・ショウ)
- 挟殺きょうさつrundown
- 挟射きょうしゃejaculation during a mammary intercourse; titjob cumshot
- 挟撃きょうげきpincer movement; pincer attack
- 挟撃作戦きょうげきさくせんpincer operation (tactic)
- 挟書きょうしょpossession of books
- 挟瞼器きょうけんきentropion forceps
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 挟み撃ちはさみうちpincer attack; attack on both sides (flanks)
- 挟むはさむto hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides)
- 挟まるはさまるto get between; to be caught in
- くちばしを挟むくちばしをはさむto stick one's nose into (someone else's business); to meddle
- 口を挟むくちをはさむto cut into (a conversation); to interject
- 嘴を挟むくちばしをはさむto stick one's nose into (someone else's business); to meddle
- 奥歯にものが挟まるおくばにものがはさまるto beat around the bush; to not speak frankly
- 奥歯に物が挟まるおくばにものがはさまるto beat around the bush; to not speak frankly
- 小耳に挟むこみみにはさむto happen to hear; to overhear
- 差し挟むさしはさむto insert
- 挟み上げるはさみあげるto pick up (with chopsticks); to take
- 挟み切るはさみきるto nip off; to snip
- 挟み将棋はさみしょうぎpiece-capturing board game
- 挟み打ちはさみうちpincer attack; attack on both sides (flanks)
- 挟み焼きはさみやきgrilled slices of lotus root, eggplant, etc. with a filling (usu. minced meat)
- 挟み虫はさみむしearwig
- 挟み込むはさみこむto insert; to put between
- 板挟みいたばさみbeing stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma
- 横から口を挟むよこからくちをはさむto butt into a conversation (from someone uninvolved)
- 氷挟みこおりばさみice tongs
- 相挟みあいばさみmultiple people holding the same item with their chopsticks
- 紙挟みかみばさみpaper holder; paper clip
- 耳に挟むみみにはさむto happen to hear; to overhear
- 虎挟みとらばさみsteel trap; foothold trap
- 言葉を挟むことばをはさむto cut in; to butt in
Other readings
- 挟侍わきじflanking image (e.g. in a Buddha triad)
- 洗濯挟みせんたくバサミclothespin; clothes peg
- 蟹挟かにばさみflying scissors (technique in martial arts); kani basami
Kanji that often appear with 挟
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