挟はさむ
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, む, transitive)
1. to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides)
I hold it between my fingers to check how hard it is.
2. to put between; to sandwich between; to insert; to interpose
The photo I had tucked between the pages of my planner fell out.
3. to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to pinch
I caught my finger in the door.
4. to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings); to interpose (e.g. an objection); to interject; to throw in (e.g. a joke)
After a brief silence, he speaks.
5. to be on either side of (a road, table, etc.); to have between each other; to be across (a street, river, etc.)
Buildings line up on either side of the street.
6. to harbour (feelings); to cast (e.g. doubt)
I make a point of speaking in a flat, matter-of-fact tone that lets no emotion in.
7. to pincer
usu. ハサむ
Kanji used
put between
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (7 in total)
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to insert; to interrupt; to slip in a word; to harbor (e.g. doubts); to harbour
to happen to hear; to overhear
Examples (28 in total)
I won't butt in with unnecessary comments.
I got my hand caught in a machine.
Ouch! My finger got caught in the door.
Please keep it tucked under your arm.
I got my foot caught in a train door.
Buildings line up on either side of the street.
We face each other across the net.
It's hard to pick up beans with chopsticks.
You shouldn't let personal feelings into your work.
My bag got caught in the train door.
I caught my junk in my zipper.
In Othello, you flip over the discs you have sandwiched.
After a brief silence, he speaks.
We work through the practice, inserting breaks in between.
Two towns face each other across the river.
Two buildings stand facing each other on either side of the station.
A space is what you put between words.
Two islands face each other across the strait.
For the time being, I squashed it between my hands.
I hold it between my fingers to check how hard it is.
I make a point of speaking in a flat, matter-of-fact tone that lets no emotion in.
The photo I had tucked between the pages of my planner fell out.
Then, after a short interval, I completed the procedure as planned.
However, there was no one to interject an objection in this situation.
I drove the car until near noon, taking short breaks in between.
With you, there's no room to doubt your ability.
The school had two buildings positioned on either side of the courtyard.
I pick up the book, slip a flyer into the page where I found the answer, and close it.