Japanese Dictionary
Meaning of 口を挟む in Japanese
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口を挟む, 口をはさむ
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Kana Readingくちをはさむ
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Romajikuchiwohasamu
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with `mu' ending
- Meaning
- to cut into (a conversation); to interject
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Examples of 口を挟む, 口をはさむ, くちをはさむ in a sentence
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・・・言いたいことは色々あるのだが、ここで口を挟むのは野暮というもの。
There are things I'd like to say but to butt in now would be what they call uncouth.
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She suddenly burst in on our conversation.
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He interfered in our private concerns.
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He often breaks into the middle of a conversation.
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He interrupted us abruptly.
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I was annoyed with him for his interruptions.
Verb Conjugations
Non-Past
- Plain
- 口を挟む
- Plain Polite
- 口を挟みます
- Negative
- 口を挟まない
- Negative Polite
- 口を挟みません
Past
- Plain
- 口を挟んだ
- Plain Polite
- 口を挟みました
- Negative
- 口を挟まなかった
- Negative Polite
- 口を挟みませんでした
Te
- Plain
- 口を挟んで
- Plain Polite
- 口を挟みまして
- Negative
- --
- Negative Polite
- --
Passive
- Plain
- 口を挟まれる
- Plain Polite
- 口を挟まれます
- Negative
- 口を挟まれない
- Negative Polite
- 口を挟まれません
Related Kanji
挟
JLPT 2
9 strokes
pinch, between
On'Yomi: キョウ, ショウ
Kun'Yomi: はさ.む, はさ.まる, わきばさ.む, さしはさ.む