挟む

Meaning

1. v5mvt
   to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides)
2. v5mvt
   to put between; to sandwich between; to insert; to interpose
3. v5mvt
   to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to pinch
4. v5mvt
   to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings); to interpose (e.g. an objection); to interject; to throw in (e.g. a joke)
5. v5mvt
   to be on either side of (a road, table, etc.); to have between each other; to be across (a street, river, etc.)
6. v5mvt
   to harbour (feelings); to cast (e.g. doubt)
7. v5mvt
   to pincer

Example sentences

• 彼女は急に私たちの話に口を挟んだ。

  She suddenly burst in on our conversation.

• 彼女はドアに指を挟んでしまった。

  She shut the door on her finger.

• 彼は耳に鉛筆を挟んだ。

  He stuck his pencil behind his ear.