Kanji

Level: N2 Strokes: 9

挟

Meaning in English

pinch, between, pincer

Readings

Onyomi: キョウ, ショウ Kunyomi: はさ.む, はさ.まる, わきばさ.む, さしはさ.む Romaji: kyou, shou / hasa.mu, hasa.maru, wakibasa.mu, sashihasa.mu

Stroke order

Animated kanji stroke order

挟

Translations in other languages:

Portuguese pinça, entre, pinça

Spanish pellizcar, entre, pinza

Korean 꼬집다, 사이, 집게

French pincer, entre, pince

Italian pizzico, tra, pinza

German kneifen, zwischen, Zange

Indonesian mencubit, di antara, penjepit

★ Vietnamese kẹp, giữa, kìm

Thai หนีบ, ระหว่าง, คีม

Related kanji

N3 指 shi / yubi, sa.su, -sa.shi finger, point to, indicate N4 持 ji / mo.tsu, -mo.chi, mo.teru hold, have, avoir N1 挑 chou / ido.mu challenge, contend for, make love to N1 括 katsu / kuku.ru fasten, tie up, arrest N1 拶 satsu / sema.ru be imminent, draw close, acercarse N2 拾 shuu, juu / hiro.u pick up, gather, find N1 拷 gou torture, beat, torture N1 拭 shoku, shiki / nugu.u, fu.ku wipe, mop, swab N1 挙 kyo / a.geru, a.garu, kozo.ru raise, plan, project

Words with this kanji

N2 挟まる hasamaru to get between, to be caught in N2 挟む hasamu to pinch; to hold between; to insert