Kanji Detail for 挿 - "to insert, to plug in"

挿

Jōyō Kanji

JLPT N1

Meaning

挿 means "to insert, to plug in." Also associated with to fit.
1. Insert - To put in; to place into.
2. Plug in - To connect by inserting.
3. Fit - To put into place; to install.
Words using 挿
- 挿絵さしえ illustration (in a book, newspaper, etc.); picture
- 挿入そうにゅう insertion; interposition; interpolation
Tattoo check: 挿
- Verified meaning: to insert, to plug in
- Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
- Also carries these associations: to fit
A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.
Dictionary Citations

The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

insert; put in; graft; wear (sword)

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

insert, stick into; plant

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

Japanese variant of 插[cha1]
Onyomi

soh(ソウ)
Kunyomi

hasa.mu(はさ-む)

sa.su(さ-す)
Strokes

10 strokes
Radical

手扌 (te・tehen)
Related Keywords

to insert to plug in to fit interpose wedge graft embed implant infix install intercalate interject introduce join place put connect

彼はボタンの穴に花を挿した。
He stuck a flower in his buttonhole.
テレビのコンセントを挿して。
Plug in the TV.
その作家の文体は挿入語句が多い。
The writer has a parenthetic style.
この本には美しい挿絵が入っている。
This book is beautifully illustrated.
このページの上に挿し絵が有ります。
Here's an illustration at the top of this page.
実も結ぶが、挿し木でも根付くらしい？
It bears fruit, but it seems it may even set root from cuttings?
この本は挿絵を除いて２５２ページある。
This book has 252 pages exclusive of illustrations.
著者は自分の本に多くの挿し絵を入れた。
The author illustrated his book with a lot of pictures.
このままでは熾烈な情報戦に勝てない。ＣＩＯの首を挿げ替えよう。
This is a bruising information war. At this rate we'll never come out on top. We've got to replace our CIO.
ところどころ叫び声のような、うめき声のような効果音が挿入されていることも、不気味で気持ち悪かった。
The scattered use of sound effects resembling wailing and groaning creates an eerie, uncomfortable sensation.