Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

1908 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 10

Meaning: insert, put in, graft, wear (sword)

Kunyomi: さ.す はさ.む

Onyomi: ソウ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: hand

Examples

Onyomi Examples

ソウニュウ insertion, incorporation, infixing

ソウワ episode, side story, story within a story, aside, anecdote

ガイソウ extrapolation

ナイソウ interpolation

Kunyomi Examples

さす to insert, to put in, to plant (a cutting), to strike, to arrange (flowers), to wear (a sword) in one's belt, to shut, to close, to lock, to fasten

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