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挟

挟 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Origin of the character

「挾」の略体。「挾」については挾#字源の項目を参照。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

pinch, between

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • キョウHS
  • ショウ
Kun (native)
  • はさ(む)JHS
  • はさ(まる)JHS
  • わきばさ(む)
  • さしはさ(む)
Other languages
  • 拼音xie2
  • 한글hyeob
  • Hán-ViệtCáp
  • Hán-ViệtHiệp
  • Hán-ViệtTiệp
  • Hán-ViệtGiáp

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
9 strokes
Radical
手(て)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 2
Unicode
U+631F

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰扌夹

Words using this kanji

  • 挟むはさむto hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks), to grip (from both sides), to put between, to sandwich between
  • 挟み撃ちはさみうちattack on both sides, pincer movement, double envelopment
  • 挟まるはさまるto get between, to be caught in
  • 挟殺きょうさつ走者を塁と塁との間で挟み撃ちにしてアウトにすること。rundown
  • 挟撃きょうげき（前後、左右など）両方から挟み撃ちにすること。attack on both sides, pincer movement, double envelopment
  • 挟書きょうしょ書物を所蔵すること。possession of books
  • 挟射きょうしゃejaculation during mammary intercourse, titjob cumshot
  • 挟みはさみclip, pincer
  • 挟瞼器きょうけんきentropion forceps
  • 挟み込むはさみこむto insert, to put between, to tuck (into)
  • 挟撃作戦きょうげきさくせんpincer operation (tactic)
  • 挟み付けハサミツケclamp
  • 挟み上げるはさみあげるto pick up (with chopsticks), to take

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

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Similar-looking kanji

Selected automatically by comparing composition (IDS). “Same composition” means the parts and their arrangement match.

Variants

Lookup codes

SKIP
1-3-6
Four Corner
5503.0
Spahn–Hadamitzky
3c6.1
Heisig
1357