9 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 9th grade
JLPT exam level N2

pinch, between

Kun'yomi
  • to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks) ②to put between ③to catch (e.g. a finger in a door) ④to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
  • to get between
  • わきばさ
  • to insert ②to interrupt ③to harbor (e.g. doubts)
On'yomi
  • キョウ
  • ショウ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

キョウ 50.2%
はさはさまる 49.8%

Character Breakdown

pinch, between
キョウ はさ.む ショウ (9th, N2)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
insert between(夾) variant
large, big
ダイ おお- た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide

Common Words

to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks) ②to put between ③to catch (e.g. a finger in a door) ④to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
attack on both sides
attack on both sides
being stuck between a rock and a hard place
possession of books
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References

Unicode hex code 631F
JIS X 0208 1-22-20
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2146
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 377
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 450
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 277
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 335
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1267
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1357
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1923
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1165
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1354
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1437
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 570
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1258
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1473
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 886
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1275
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3c6.1
Four corner code 5503.0