to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks)
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挿む挾む
はさむ
Verb, Transitive
1.
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks), to grip (from both sides)
2.
to put between, to sandwich between, to insert, to interpose
3.
to catch (e.g. a finger in a door), to trap, to pinch
4.
to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings), to interpose (e.g. an objection), to interject, to throw in (e.g. a joke)
5.
to be on either side of (a road, table, etc.), to have between each other, to be across (a street, river, etc.)
6.
to harbour (feelings), to cast (e.g. doubt)
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ドアにゆびをはさまないようにきをつけてください。
ドアに指を挟まないように気をつけてください。
Please be careful not to pinch your finger in the door.
パンにハムとチーズをはさんでサンドイッチをつくった。
パンにハムとチーズを挟んでサンドイッチを作った。
I made a sandwich by putting ham and cheese between slices of bread.
せまいみちをくるまがリョウがわからはさむようにはしっていた。
狭い道を車が両側から挟むように走っていた。
Cars were driving on the narrow road as if sandwiching it from both sides.
かれはかいわのとちゅうで、するどいしつもんをはさんできた。
彼は会話の途中で、鋭い質問を挟んできた。
He interjected a sharp question in the middle of the conversation.
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