# 挟 pinch

(handleft) + 夫 (husband) + 丶 (dot)
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9 strokes
SOLO

## Onyomi

## Mnemonic

| Let's think of those two dots as the husband's two arms. so now we can say . . . Pinch the husband with your hand, until he throws his arms up to defend himself.

## Kunyomi

はさ＊む | crush between two things - as in slam your finger in the car door. (also, to tuck in between 2 things, as in place a bookmark in the book, or wedge the phone between your shoulder and chin) (BOOBOO: does NOT mean pinch, which is つねる） 1/2 KANA ★☆☆☆☆

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
狭 | narrow | CAT | 猫
挟 | pinch | HAND | 手

The CAT goes through a narrow alley, but I use my HAND to pinch Captain O'Malley.

## Synonyms

pinch つねる ピンチ 挟む 抜 取り出す 摘む