NichiDict

はさむ

N2
挟む
挿む挾む
[hasamu]
Illustration for 挟む

Meanings

1.GodanTransitive

to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides)

2.GodanTransitive

to put between; to sandwich between; to insert; to interpose

3.GodanTransitive

to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to pinch

4.GodanTransitive

to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings); to interpose (e.g. an objection); to interject; to throw in (e.g. a joke)

5.GodanTransitive

to be on either side of (a road, table, etc.); to have between each other; to be across (a street, river, etc.)

6.GodanTransitive

to harbour (feelings); to cast (e.g. doubt)

7.GodanTransitive

go (game)to pincer

Other Readings

挟む」 has another reading with different meanings.

Examples

本にしおりを挟んだ

I put a bookmark in the book.

資料の間に重要なメモを挟んでおいた。

I inserted a note between the documents.

箸で小さな豆を挟むのは意外と難しい。

Picking up small beans with chopsticks is surprisingly difficult.