挟 is the Japanese kanji for between, pinch. It is written with 9 strokes and appears at JLPT level N3–N2. Its kun reading is はさ.む、はさ.まる、わきばさ.む and its on reading is キョウ、ショウ.
Stroke order
Words with 挟
- 挟むto hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks), to grip (from both sides)
- 挟まるto get between, to be caught in
- 挟み撃ちattack on both sides, pincer movement, double envelopment
- 挟殺rundown
Practice 挟 with brush strokes, spaced repetition and quizzes in the app.