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くちをはさ
む
Meanings
Expression
Verb (5-dan, む)
1. to cut into (a conversation); to interject
Alt. forms
口
くち
を
挟
はさ
む
85%
口
くち
をはさ
む
14%
くちをはさ
む
Conjugations...
Used in: 2
Composed of
くち
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
はさ
む
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
Used in vocabulary (1 in total)
よこから
くちをはさ
む
to butt into a conversation (from someone uninvolved)
Examples (5 in total)
「すみません」とアンが
くちをはさんだ
。
"Excuse me," Ann broke in.
話
はな
してる
最
さい
中
ちゅう
に
くちをはさまないで
ちょうだい。
Don't interrupt me while I'm talking.
人
ひと
が
話
はなし
をしているときには
くちをはさまない
こと。
Don't interrupt when people are talking.
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