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Kanji 挟: meaning "Pinch, Between", readings, stroke order

The kanji 挟 means "Pinch, Between". On'yomi: キョウ; kun'yomi: はさむ、はさまる. JLPT N2 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
Pinch, Between
On'yomi
キョウ
Kun'yomi
はさむはさまる
Strokes
9
Level
JLPT N2
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)
Old form
挾 旧字体: the form used before 1946, still seen in names and older texts.

Words with 挟

  • 挟まる はさまる — to get between, to be caught in
  • 挟む はさむ — to pinch; to hold between; to insert

Stroke order · 9 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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