挟(はさ)む

はさむ
godan verb
to pinch; to hold between; to insert
1. to pinch; to hold between
To grip or squeeze something between two surfaces.
箸(はし)で豆腐(とうふ)を挟(はさ)む。
To pick up tofu with chopsticks.
ドアに指(ゆび)を挟(はさ)んだ。
I caught my finger in the door.
脇(わき)に新聞(しんぶん)を挟(はさ)んで歩(ある)く。
To walk with a newspaper under one's arm.
クリップで紙(かみ)を挟(はさ)む。
To clip papers together.
ピンセットで挟(はさ)む。
To grip with tweezers.
2. to insert; to put between
To place something in between two objects.
本(ほん)にしおりを挟(はさ)んだ。
I inserted a bookmark in the book.
パンにハムを挟(はさ)んだ。
I put ham between the bread.
間(あいだ)にタオルを挟(はさ)んだ。
I put a towel in between.
書類(しょるい)にメモを挟(はさ)んだ。
I inserted a memo in the documents.
膝(ひざ)の間(あいだ)に手(て)を挟(はさ)む。
To put one's hands between one's knees.
3. to interject; to interpose
To insert words or comments into a conversation.
話(はなし)に口(くち)を挟(はさ)まないでください。
Please don't interrupt the conversation.
余計(よけい)な口(くち)を挟(はさ)むな。
Don't butt in with unnecessary comments.
一言(ひとこと)口(くち)を挟(はさ)んでもいいですか。
May I interject a word?
文句(もんく)を挟(はさ)む余地(よち)はない。
There's no room for objection.
疑(うたが)いを挟(はさ)む。
To harbor doubts.

挟(はさ)む is transitive (他動詞(たどうし)). The intransitive pair is 挟(はさ)まる (to be caught between).

ASPECT ({ている}):
挟(はさ)んでいる indicates something is being held between or has been inserted.

COMMON PATTERNS:

PARTICLE PATTERNS:

  • ～を挟(はさ)む: What is being held/inserted
  • ～に挟(はさ)む: Where it's being inserted
  • ～で挟(はさ)む: What is doing the pinching

口(くち)を挟(はさ)む (to interject) is a common idiomatic expression, often used with negative connotation.

Related Words

Pair verb: 挟(はさ)まる (intransitive)
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Added 2026.1.13 15:25 · Revised 2026.2.2 23:02
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