はさ
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, む, transitive)
1. to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides)
2. to put between; to sandwich between; to insert; to interpose
3. to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to pinch
4. to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings); to interpose (e.g. an objection); to interject; to throw in (e.g. a joke)
5. to be on either side of (a road, table, etc.); to have between each other; to be across (a street, river, etc.)
6. to harbour (feelings); to cast (e.g. doubt)
Kanji used
put between
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (7 in total)
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
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 happen to hear; to overhear
to stick one's nose into (someone else's business); to meddle; to interfere; to butt in
to stick one's nose into (someone else's business); to meddle; to interfere; to butt in
Examples (2 in total)
Ouch! My finger got caught in the door.
I got my foot caught in a train door.