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つまみ洗い

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word つまみ洗い.

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Entry

つまみ洗いまみあらい撮み洗い摘み洗いNounTransitive~する Verb
1

washing only the soiled part (of a garment)

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

wash, inquire into, probe

9 strokesFrequency 1,168JLPT N3Grade 6

On

セン

Kun

あら.う

Nanori

あらいらい

snapshot, take pictures

15 strokesFrequency 1,023JLPT N1Grade 8

On

サツ

Kun

と.るつま.む-ど.り

pinch, pick, pluck, trim, clip, summarize

14 strokesFrequency 564JLPT N1Grade 8

On

テキ

Kun

つ.む

Nanori

つむ

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