挾

10 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

put between, insert, jam, get caught, sandwich

Kun'yomi
  • はさむ
    		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)
  • はさまる
  • わきばさむ
  • さしはさむ
On'yomi
  • キョウ
  • ショウ
Nanori
  • はざ

Main Radical

手(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

はさむはさまる 100.0%

Character Breakdown

put between, insert, jam
はさ.む　キョウ　ショウ (Kentei 1)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
insert between
キョウ　コウ　はさ.む (Kentei 1)
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)
two people
ショウ　ジュウ　ジュ (Kentei 1)

References

Unicode hex code 633E
JIS X 0208 1-57-49
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1915
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2153
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 434
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 520
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1043
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 12118
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3c6.1
Four corner code 5403.8
De Roo Code 1363