Illustration: On an apartment balcony, an adult fastens a small hand towel to a laundry pole with a large spring clip. Their fingers are easing off the handles, allowing the two jaws to close tightly around the folded cloth and pole.

JLPT N2verbLevel estimated by Bebop

挟はさむ

hasamu

to catch, to pinch

挟まる describes something becoming caught. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 彼女かのじょはドアに指ゆびを挟はさんでしまった。

    She shut the door on her finger.

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  2. ドアに指ゆびをはさみました。

    I caught my finger in the door.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 私わたしは列車れっしゃのドアに足あしをはさまれた。

    I got my foot caught in a train door.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 挟

  • 挟pinch; betweenOnキョウ・ショウKunはさむ・はさまる・わきばさむ

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