Word details

つかみ取り

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word つかみ取り.

Dictionary

Entry

つかみ取り掴み取りつかみどりNounTransitive~する VerbFreq #120364
1

grabbing a handful (of); grabbing as much as one can in one handful

Examples
先日、パソコンショップでSIMMの掴み取りをやっていた。いくらなんでもマニアックすぎる。
I grabbed as much SIMM as possible in the computer shop the other day. Say what you like, it was more than just enthusiasm.
2

catching with one's hands

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

取

take, fetch, take up

8 strokesFrequency 122JLPT N2Grade 3

On

シュ

Kun

と.ると.りと.り-とり-ど.り

Nanori

どる
掴

catch, seize, grasp, hold, arrest, capture

11 strokes

On

カク

Kun

つか.むつか.まえるつか.まる

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