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tsumamu
godan verb, transitive verb

Alternate Written Forms:

[つま()·]
tsumamu
[()··]
tsumamu
[つま()·]
tsumamu
[つま()·]
tsumamu

English Meaning(s) for つまむ

godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up (with chopsticks, tweezers, etc.)
  2. to pick up and eat; to snack on
  3. to pick out (the main point); to summarize; to sum up
  4. to bewitch; to possess; to fascinate (usu. as つままれる)

Definition and Synonyms for つまむ

Pick remove in small bits
Synonyms: もぐ, ちぎる, つまむ, ほじる, もぎる, ほじくり出す, もぎ取る, 摘む, 摘み取る, 毟る
Handle the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it
Synonyms: つかむ, つまみ, つまむ, グリップ, ハンドル, 取り所, 取っ手, , , 掴み, 握り, 握る, , ,
Pinch make ridges into by pinching together
Synonyms: つまむ, 摘む
Cull look for and gather
Synonyms: もぐ, つまむ, もぎる, もぎ取る, 取る, 採る, 摘む, 摘み取る, 毟る, 脱穀
Trim cut closely
Synonyms: つまむ, 刈る, 刈り込む, 剃る, 摘む
Sum Up give a summary (of)
Synonyms: つまむ, かいつまむ, ダイジェスト, 摘む, 概括, 概言, 略言, 略説, 略述, 約言, 要す, 要する, 要略, 要約
Take Out remove, usually with some force or effort
Synonyms: つまむ, 切り抜く, 取り出す, 引く, 引き出す, 引っ張る, 引っ張り出す, 引っこ抜く, 引き抜く, 引き摺り出す, 扱ぐ, ひん抜く, 抜く, 抜き出す, 抜き去る, 抜き取る, 摘む, 摘出
Pinch squeeze tightly between the fingers
Synonyms: つねる, つまむ, 摘む
Pick Up take up by hand
Synonyms: つまむ, ピックアップ, 取る, 取り上げる, 拾う, 拾い上げる, 拾得, 持ち上げる, 摘む, 摘まみ上げる
Clip attach with a clip
Synonyms: つまむ, 摘む
Take Out also used in an abstract sense
Synonyms: つまむ, 切り抜く, 取り出す, 引く, 引き出す, 引っ張る, 引っ張り出す, 引っこ抜く, 引き抜く, 引き摺り出す, 扱ぐ, ひん抜く, 抜く, 抜き出す, 抜き去る, 抜き取る, 摘む, 摘出

Categories つまむ is a member of

Appendage a part that is joined to something larger
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Cut shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of
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Grip hold fast or firmly
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Turn Up bend or lay so that one part covers the other
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Iterate to say, state, or perform again
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Touch make physical contact with, come in contact with
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Attach cause to be attached
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Gather assemble or get together
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Remove remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
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Stroke Order Diagrams for つまむ

Conjugations for つまむ

masu stem
tsumami
Negative stem
tsumama
te-form
tsumande
Negative te-form
tsumamanakute
Adverbial Negative Form
tsumamanaku
Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
tsumamu
Present Indicative Negative Form
tsumamanai
Past Indicative Form
tsumanda
Past Indicative Negative Form
tsumamanakatta
Presumptive Form
tsumamou
Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
tsumamimasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
tsumamimasen
Past Indicative Form
tsumamimashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
tsumamimasendeshita
Presumptive Form
tsumamimashou
Tai Form
Present Indicative Form
tsumamitai
Present Indicative Negative Form
tsumamitakunai
Past Indicative Form
tsumamitakatta
Past Indicative Negative Form
tsumamitakunakatta
Adjective stem
tsumamita
te-form
tsumamitakute
Negative te-form
tsumamitakunakute
Adverbial Form
tsumamitaku
Provisional Form
tsumamitakereba
Provisional Negative Form
tsumamitakunakereba
Conditional Form
tsumamitakattara
Conditional Negative Form
tsumamitakunakattara
Objective Form
tsumamitasa
Imperative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
tsumame
Imperative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
tsumaminasai
Provisional Form
Present Indicative Form
tsumameba
Present Indicative Negative Form
tsumamanakereba
Present Indicative Negative Colloquial Form
tsumamanakya
Conditional Form
Present Indicative Form
tsumandara
Present Indicative Negative Form
tsumamanakattara
Alternative Form
Present Indicative Form
tsumandari
Potential Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
tsumameru
Present Indicative Negative Form
tsumamenai
Past Indicative Form
tsumameta
Past Indicative Negative Form
tsumamenakatta
masu-stem
tsumame
te-form
tsumamete
Negative te-form
tsumamenakute
Potential Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
tsumamemasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
tsumamemasen
Past Indicative Form
tsumamemashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
tsumamemasendeshita
Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
tsumamareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
tsumamarenai
Past Indicative Form
tsumamareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
tsumamarenakatta
masu stem
tsumamare
te-form
tsumamarete
Negative te-form
tsumamarenakute
Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
tsumamaremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
tsumamaremasen
Past Indicative Form
tsumamaremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
tsumamaremasendeshita
Causative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
tsumamaseru
Present Indicative Negative Form
tsumamasenai
Past Indicative Form
tsumamaseta
Past Indicative Negative Form
tsumamasenakatta
masu stem
tsumamase
te-form
tsumamasete
Negative te-form
tsumamasenakute
Causative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
tsumamasemasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
tsumamasemasen
Past Indicative Form
tsumamasemashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
tsumamasemasendeshita
Causative Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
tsumamasareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
tsumamasarenai
Past Indicative Form
tsumamasareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
tsumamasarenakatta
masu stem
tsumamasare
te-form
tsumamasarete
Negative te-form
tsumamasarenakute
Causative Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
tsumamasaremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
tsumamasaremasen
Past Indicative Form
tsumamasaremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
tsumamasaremasendeshita
Colloquial Form
Present Indicative Negative Masculine Form
tsumaman
Formal Form
Present Indicative Negative Form
tsumamazu
Classical Form (nu)
Present Indicative Negative Form
tsumamanu
Classical Form (zaru)
Present Indicative Negative Form
tsumamazaru

Sample Sentences for つまむ

You can adjust the color on the TV by turning this knob.
Do we have anything I can snack on?
Hold your breath and pinch your nostrils.

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