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摘つまむ

つまむ tsumamu Play N1 Godan verb Transitive

指先や指で挟んで持つ。 to pinch; to hold; to pick up

Example 1

息いきを止とめて鼻はなをつまみなさい。

Hold your breath and pinch your nostrils.

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Example 2

枝豆を指でつまんで食べた。

I picked up an edamame bean with my fingers and ate it.

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Kanji breakdown

摘

N1

pinch; pick; pluck; trim; clip; summarize

On reading
テキ
Kun reading
つ.む
Radical
手
Illustration of 指摘
N1

してき

pointing out; identification