- Japanese⇔English Dictionary

common (kanji info)
  1. 1. [v5m, vt] to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides)
  2. 2. [v5m, vt] to put between; to sandwich between; to insert; to interpose
  3. 3. [v5m, vt] to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to pinch
  4. 4. [v5m, vt] to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings); to interpose (e.g. an objection); to interject; to throw in (e.g. a joke)
  5. 5. [v5m, vt] to be on either side of (a road, table, etc.); to have between each other; to be across (a street, river, etc.)
  6. 6. [v5m, vt] to harbour (feelings); to cast (e.g. doubt)
  7. 7. [v5m, vt] {go} to pincer — usu. ハサむ (uk)

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Example Sentences

He stuck his pencil behind his ear.
I caught my finger in the door.
They confronted each other across the table.
His behavior is above suspicion.