“To hold between” in Japanese
Short answer
To hold between in Japanese is “挟む” (hasamu). Full meaning: 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.
Other ways to say “To hold between” in Japanese
剪む
hasamu 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
挿む
hasamu 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
挾む
hasamu 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
夾む
hasamu 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
鋏む
hasamu 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
ハサン
hasan 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
挟める
hasameru 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
ハサみ
hasami 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
はさん
hasan 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
はさむ
hasamu 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
はさま
hasama 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
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