挟はさむ

godan verb (-mu), transitive verb

put between; sandwich; insert

Placing something between two other things, often in a layered or sandwiched manner.

• パンにハムとチーズを挟はさんで食たべる。

  I eat bread with ham and cheese sandwiched in between.

• 本ほんの間あいだにしおりを挟はさんだ。

  I put a bookmark between the pages of the book.

godan verb (-mu), transitive verb

catch; trap; pinch

Getting something caught or pinched, often accidentally, such as a finger in a door.

• ドアに指ゆびを挟はさんでしまった。

  I caught my finger in the door.

• 機き械かいに服ふくを挟はさまれないように注ちゅう意いしてください。

  Please be careful not to get your clothes caught in the machine.

godan verb (-mu), transitive verb

interpose; interject; throw in

Inserting a remark, joke, or break into a conversation or event.

• 彼かれは会かい話わに冗じょう談だんを挟はさむのが好すきだ。

  He likes to throw jokes into the conversation.

• 講こう演えんの途と中ちゅうで休きゅう憩けいを挟はさみましょう。

  Let's insert a break in the middle of the lecture.

godan verb (-mu), transitive verb

be on either side of; have between; be across

Describes two things facing each other with something in between, such as a road, river, or table.

• 通とおりを挟はさんで向むかい側がわに郵ゆう便びん局きょくがある。

  There is a post office across the street.

• 二人ふたりはテーブルを挟はさんで座すわった。

  The two sat facing each other across the table.

godan verb (-mu), transitive verb

harbor; hold; cast

Metaphorical use for holding feelings, doubts, or suspicions in one's mind.

• 彼かれの説せつ明めいに疑ぎ問もんを挟はさむ余よ地ちはなかった。

  There was no room to cast doubt on his explanation.

• 彼かの女じょは彼かれに対たいして複ふく雑ざつな感かん情じょうを挟はさんでいる。

  She harbors mixed feelings toward him.

godan verb (-mu), transitive verb

pincer (in go)

Go term: to pincer an opponent's stone. Usually written in kana as ハサむ.

See also: 挟み

• 相あい手ての石いしをハサむ手てを考かんがえている。

  I'm thinking of a move to pincer the opponent's stone.