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まむ摘む摘まむ撮む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

()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.
まみ摘み摘まみ撮み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

まみお摘みお摘まみお撮み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

頬をつねる頬をほおをつねるExpressionGodan verb
1

to pinch someone's cheek

2

Idiomatic expression

to pinch one's cheek (to make sure one isn't dreaming, esp. upon hearing good news, experiencing something fortunate, etc.)

我が身をつねって人の痛さを知れ我が身をって人の痛さを知れわがみをつねってひとのいたさをしれExpression
1

Proverb

walk a mile in other's shoes to understand their suffering; you can't appreciate others' suffering until you've gone through it yourself; pinch yourself and know others' pain