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Meanings

pick
pinch
summarize

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ă‚œă‚Š
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
぀.ねる
぀.める
぀ね.る
ă€ăŸ.む

Common Words

æ‘˜ă‚€
æ‘˜ăŸă‚€
æ’źă‚€
æŠ“ă‚€
Godan verb
Transitive
Usually kana
Freq #5493
1

to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up (with chopsticks, tweezers, etc.)

Examples
æŻă‚’æ­ąă‚ăŠéŒ»ă‚’ă€ăŸăżăȘさい。
Hold your breath and pinch your nostrils.
2

to pick up and eat; to snack on

3

to pick out (the main point); to summarize; to sum up

4

Usu. in the passive

to bewitch; to possess; to fascinate

æŠ“ă‚€
぀む
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #6682
1

to pick; to pluck

Examples
ă‚­ăƒŁă‚·ăƒŒăŻèŠ±ă‚’æ‘˜ă‚€ăźă‚’ă‚„ă‚ăŸă—ăŸă€‚
Cathy stopped picking flowers.
2

æ‘˜ă‚€ only

to snip; to cut; to nip; to trim

æŠ“ă‚‹
æŠ“ă‚ă‚‹
぀める
Godan verb
Transitive
Usually kana
Freq #12594
1

to pinch; to nip

Examples
ćœŒć„łăŻç§ăźè…•ă‚’ăă€ăă€ă­ăŁăŸă€‚
She pinched my arm sharply.
æ‘˜ăż
æ‘˜ăŸăż
æ’źăż
æŠ“ăż
Freq #13893
1

Word usually written using kana alone; Common noun

knob; handle; button

Examples
ă“ăźă€ăŸăżă‚’ć›žă™ă“ăšă§ăƒ†ăƒŹăƒ“ăźè‰ČをèȘżçŻ€ă§ăăŸă™ă€‚
You can adjust the color on the TV by turning this knob.
2

Word usually written using kana alone; Common noun

snack (to have with a drink); side dish

Examples
ăƒ“ăƒŒăƒ«ăźæ‘˜ăŸăżăŒă»ă—ă„ă€‚
I would like to have something to munch on with my beer.
3

Word usually written using kana alone; Suffix

a pinch (e.g. of salt)

4

Common noun; Computing

(file) handle

5

Common noun; Noun, used as a suffix

picking; harvesting

ăŠæ‘˜ăż
ăŠæ‘˜ăŸăż
ăŠæŠ“ăż
ăŠæ’źăż
Polite
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #32178
1

snack (to have with a drink); side dish

Examples
äœ•ă‹ăŠă€ăŸăżăȘă„ïŒŸ
Do we have anything I can snack on?
éŒ»ă‚’æ‘˜ă‚€
はăȘă‚’ă€ăŸă‚€
Expression
Godan verb
Freq #34133
1

to hold one's nose; to pinch one's nose

ăă€ă­ă«ă€ăŸăŸă‚Œă‚‹
Expression
Ichidan verb
Freq #35020
1

Idiomatic expression

to be confused; to be baffled; to be bewitched by a fox

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