# 挟 — Put Between

Frequency rank 1485 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 凝 (Congeal), less common than 溜 (Amass).

- On’yomi: きょう
- Kun’yomi: はさ
- Radical: 手 Hand (Kangxi 64)
- Frequency path: Level XII of XX

A hand on the left squeezes something big on the right — a hand clamping around something big, pressing it between two surfaces to put between.

In words:

- 挟む はさむ — to interpose,to hold between,to insert
- 挟まる はさまる — to get between,to be caught in

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