挿
挿 — Insert
insert, put in, graft, wear (sword)
On’yomiソウ (sou)
Kun’yomiさす (sasu)
Kun’yomiはさむ (hasamu)
Stroke order (10 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 挿
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 挿絵 | さしえ sashie | illustration (in a book, newspaper, etc.); picture |
| 挿入 | そうにゅう sounyuu | insertion; interposition; interpolation |
| 挿話 | そうわ souwa | episode; side story; story within a story |
Study notes
挿 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 10 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1908 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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