Meaning

Primary

To Get Between

Alternative

To Be Caught In

Word Type

intransitive verb, godan verb

Explanation

You already learned the word 挟む which means "to put between." Well this is when something is between two things and you're not putting it there. It's just kinda doing it by itself. It means to get between or to be caught in.

Reading

はさまる
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use the kun'yomi reading. You already learned this reading when you learned 挟む, so you should be able to read this word as well.

Context

Context Sentences

アスパラガスが歯に挟まっています。

You have asparagus caught in your teeth.

Kanji Composition