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    3. 挟まる

    挟まる

    挟はさま​る​

    to get between

    N2KMT10News #36+1Ref L2Verb, IntransitiveDaily LifeKanji Vocab13 strokes

    はさまる

    Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    to get between, to be caught in

    Stroke 0 / 13

    Speed1.0x

    ドアに指ゆびが挟はさまった。

    My finger got caught in the door.

    KMT5Daily Life
    電でん車しゃとホームの間あいだに物ものが挟はさまってしまった。

    Something got caught between the train and the platform.

    KMT10Travel & TransportationDaily Life
    彼かれは二ふたつの意い見けんの板いた挟ばさみになり、どうすべきか悩なやんでいた。

    He was caught between two opinions and was troubled about what to do.

    KMT10Emotions & PsychologyWork & Career
    本ほんのページに栞しおりが挟はさまっている。

    A bookmark is caught between the pages of the book.

    KMT10Daily LifeLiterature
    プリンターに紙かみが挟はさまって動うごかなくなった。

    Paper got jammed in the printer and it stopped working.

    KMT10TechnologyDaily Life

    Characters that make up this word

    挟
    はさ.む・はさ.まる・わきばさ.む・さしはさ.む…(2)
    pinch・between
    Kanji
    ま
    ma
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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