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板挟み
板挟み
板挾み、 板ばさみ
Reading
Kana:
いたばさみ
Romaji:
itabasami
Kana
Romaji
Definition
noun
1
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
Kanji
板
Readings:
ハン、 バン、 いた
Meanings:
plank, board, plate, stage
挟
Readings:
キョウ、 ショウ、 はさ.む、 はさ.まる、 わきばさ.む、 さしはさ.む
Meanings:
pinch, between
挾
Readings:
キョウ、 ショウ、 はさ.む、 はさ.まる、 わきばさ.む、 さしはさ.む
Meanings:
put between, insert, jam, get caught, sandwich