抓
抓

pick, pinch, summarize

7 strokes

On

ソウ

Kun

つ.ねるつ.めるつね.るつま.む

Dictionary

Common Words

つまむ摘む摘まむ撮む抓むTransitiveUsually kanaGodan verbFreq #5493
1

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

Examples
息を止めて鼻をつまみなさい。
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

摘む抓むつむTransitiveGodan verbFreq #6682
1

to pick; to pluck

Examples
キャシーは花を摘むのをやめました。
Cathy stopped picking flowers.
2

摘む only

to snip; to cut; to nip; to trim

つねる (抓る)抓る抓めるつめるTransitiveUsually kanaGodan verbFreq #12594
1

to pinch; to nip

Examples
彼女は私の腕をきつくつねった。
She pinched my arm sharply.
つまみ摘み摘まみ撮み抓みFreq #13893
1

Word usually written using kana alone; Common noun

knob; handle; button

Examples
このつまみを回すことでテレビの色を調節できます。
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
ビールの摘まみがほしい。
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

おつまみお摘みお摘まみお抓みお撮みNounPoliteUsually kanaFreq #32178
1

snack (to have with a drink); side dish

Examples
何かおつまみない？
Do we have anything I can snack on?
鼻をつまむ鼻を摘むはなをつまむExpressionGodan verbFreq #34133
1

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

狐につままれるきつねにつままれるExpressionIchidan verbFreq #35020
1

Idiomatic expression

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

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