JLPT N1 · 10 strokes
Kanji 挿: "insert, put in, graft"
The kanji 挿 means "insert, put in, graft, wear (sword)". It is written with 10 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ソウ in on'yomi and さ.す, はさ.む in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ソウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
さ.すはさ.む
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | insert, put in, graft, wear (sword) |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 10 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1908 of 2,501 |
Common words with 挿
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 挿入insertion; interposition; interpolation; infixing · interpolation
- 挿すto insert; to put in · to plant (a cutting); to strike
- 挿れるto insert (usu. as part of sexual intercourse)
- 挿絵illustration (in a book, newspaper, etc.); picture
- 挿し込むto insert; to put in; to thrust in; to plug in
- 挿げるto tie; to fix; to attach
- 挿話episode; side story; story within a story; aside
- 挿管intubation; cannulation
- 一輪挿しsmall vase for one or two flowers · flower arrangement of one or two flowers
- 挿画(book) illustration
- 挿入歌background music; (movie or commercial) soundtrack; featured songs
- 挿入口insertion point; insertion slot; insertion opening
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