Kanji

Stroke count: 12

Meaning: go into, plunge, inlay

Kunyomi: は.める は.まる あな

Onyomi: カン

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: mountain

Examples

Onyomi Examples

ハメアイ fitting together (e.g. nuts and bolts), fit

カンチャン wait for the middle tile of a chow

Kunyomi Examples

める はめる to insert, to put in (such that there is a snug fit), to button, to put on (something that envelops, e.g. gloves, ring), to have sex, to fuck, to pigeonhole (into a particular category), to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs), to entrap, to set someone up (e.g. frame them for a crime, etc.)

まる はまる to fit, to get into, to go into, to be fitted with (e.g. door with a window), to be fit for (a job, etc.), to be suited for, to satisfy (conditions), to fall into, to plunge into, to get stuck, to get caught, to be deceived, to be taken in, to fall into a trap, to be addicted to, to be deep into, to be crazy about, to be stuck on