Kanji
Readingはさ
Frequency96%
Used in (17 in total)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to insert; to put between; to tuck (e.g. fabric into a gap)
to get between; to be caught in
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
to insert; to interrupt; to slip in a word; to harbor (e.g. doubts); to harbour
to happen to hear; to overhear
to cut in; to butt in
to butt into a conversation (from someone uninvolved)
to happen to hear; to overhear
to beat around the bush; to not speak frankly; to talk in a roundabout way
to stick one's nose into (someone else's business); to meddle; to interfere; to butt in
to pick up (with chopsticks); to take
grilled slices of lotus root, eggplant, etc. with a filling (usu. minced meat)
piece-capturing board game
to nip off; to snip; to clip; to trim off