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挟 kanji: meaning “sandwiched”, readings and mnemonic

JLPT N29 strokes

Meaning and readings

Meaning
sandwiched
On'yomi
キョウ、ショウ
Kun'yomi
はさ・む、はさ・まる、わきばさ・む、さしはさ・む

Picture story to remember 挟

A hand (扌) pushes a large (大) man in between two people (人), and he ends up sandwiched.

Parts in this story:大, 人

How to write 挟: stroke order

挟 is written with 9 strokes. Watch them drawn in order.

Words that use 挟

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Kanji that share parts with 挟.