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Kotomora

挿

insert, put in, graft, wear (sword)

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 2,000Strokes10

Readings

On'yomi

  • ソウ

Kun'yomi

  • さ.す
  • はさ.む

Meaning

挿 centers on putting something into a space or holder: inserting, grafting, or wearing a sword by sliding it into a belt or scabbard.

Most common words using 挿

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  • 挿入そうにゅう
    N3

    insertion; interposition; interpolation; infixing; (sexual) penetration

  • 挿すさす
    N2

    to insert; to put in

  • 挿絵さしえ

    illustration (in a book, newspaper, etc.); picture

  • 挿頭かざし

    flower fastened in the hair

  • 挿管そうかん

    intubation; cannulation

  • 挿し木さしき

    cutting; planting (a cutting)

  • 挿話そうわ

    episode; side story; story within a story; aside; anecdote

  • 一輪挿しいちりんざし

    small vase for one or two flowers

  • 二穴同時挿入にけつどうじそうにゅう

    double penetration

  • 内挿ないそう

    interpolation

  • 半挿はんぞう

    teapot-like object made typically of lacquerware and used to pour hot and cold liquids

  • 外挿がいそう

    extrapolation

  • 外挿法がいそうほう

    extrapolation method

  • 挿げるすげる

    to tie; to fix; to attach

  • 挿し花さしばな

    flowers in a vase or lapel

  • 挿し込むさしこむ

    to insert; to put in; to thrust in; to plug in

  • 挿れるいれる

    to insert (usu. as part of sexual intercourse)

  • 挿入スイッチそうにゅうスイッチ

    insertion switch

  • 挿入モードそうにゅうモード

    insert mode

  • 挿入口そうにゅうぐち

    insertion point; insertion slot; insertion opening

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Etymology

挿 combines 扌 (hand) with 臿, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of inserting or piercing. The exact historical development of 臿 is uncertain.

Meaning mnemonic

The hand radical 扌 beside 臿 suggests a hand pushing something into a slot. Picture a hand inserting a plug into a socket.

Reading mnemonic

For ソウ, imagine a hand inserting a sword into a sheath with a smooth 'so' sound: so -> ソウ, as the blade slides in.