つまむ – Vocabulary details

つまむ

Meanings

Verb (5-dan, む, transitive)

Usually written in kana

1. to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up (with chopsticks, tweezers, etc.)

それを指ゆびでつまんで引ひいた。I pinched it with my fingers and pulled.

2. to pick up and eat; to snack on

こないだのことを思おもい出だしながらお菓か子しをつまむ。I snack on sweets while recalling what happened the other day.

3. to pick out (the main point); to summarize; to sum up

4. to bewitch; to possess; to fascinate

usu. in the passive

Alt. forms

Pitch accent

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Conjugations...Used in: 2190

Used in vocabulary (3 in total)

かいつまむ

to sum up; to summarize; to summarise

鼻はなをつまむ

to hold one's nose; to pinch one's nose

はなをつまむ

to hold one's nose; to pinch one's nose

Examples (8 in total)

それを指ゆびでつまんで引ひいた。

I pinched it with my fingers and pulled.

指ゆびでつまんで目めの前まえに持もってくる。

I pinch it between my fingers and bring it up in front of my eyes.

つまんだ時ときの感かん触しょくがまるで違ちがった。

The feel when pinching it was completely different.

こないだのことを思おもい出だしながらお菓か子しをつまむ。

I snack on sweets while recalling what happened the other day.

それらをみんなでつまみながら、魔ま法ほう大たい会かいの話はなしをする。

We snack on them while talking about the magic tournament.

クッキーをまた一ひとつつまんで、口くちに放ほうる。

I picked up another cookie and tossed it into my mouth.

俺おれたちは用よう意いされていた机つくえに腰こしかけ、お菓か子しをつまむ。

We sat down at the prepared table and snacked on sweets.

彼かの女じょは髪かみの束たばをつまんで鼻はな先さきに当あて、香かおりを楽たのしむ。

She pinches a lock of hair, holds it to the tip of her nose, and enjoys its scent.

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Meanings

Alt. forms

Pitch accent

Used in vocabulary (3 in total)

Examples (8 in total)