挟む

Meanings

1. Godan verb · Transitive

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

2. Godan verb · Transitive

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

3. Godan verb · Transitive

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

4. Godan verb · Transitive

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

5. Godan verb · Transitive

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

6. Godan verb · Transitive

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

7. Godan verb · Transitive

   to pincer

In Spanish

1. insertar; entrometerse; albergar; pinzar; prensar

Kanji in this word

• 挟

Example sentences

• 彼かれは耳みみに鉛筆えんぴつを挟はさんだ。

  He stuck his pencil behind his ear.

  Tatoeba #105247(opens in a new tab)

• 彼女かのじょはドアに指ゆびを挟はさんでしまった。

  She shut the door on her finger.

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