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pinch
Stroke count: 14

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Kun readingつ.む
JLPT level: N1JōyōGrade 8

Meanings

  1. pinchRtK
  2. clip
  3. pick
    彼は彼女に花を摘んでやった。He picked flowers for her.tatoeba
    彼はそれをそっと摘み上げた。He picked it up carefully.tatoeba
  4. pluck
  5. summarize
  6. trim
  1. to pick
  2. to pluck
  3. to snip
  4. to cut
  5. to nip

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finger · fingers · antique · vase · stand up (立) · hood (冂) · old (古) · tombstone · gravestone · church · ten (十) · needle (丨) · mouth (口)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 709

Compound words

指摘するしてきする
to point
指摘してき
pointing out; identification
摘みつまみ
knob; handle; button; snack (to have with a drink); side dish
摘むつむ
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
摘出てきしゅつ
picking out; taking out; (surgical) removal; exposure
摘発てきはつ
exposing; unmasking; laying bare
摘芯てきしん
thinning (buds and branches)
摘要てきよう
summary, extract
摘蕾てきらい
removing extra buds (to promote the growth of those remaining)
一摘みひとつまみ
pinch (of something)
花摘みはなつみ
flower picking
桑摘みくわつみ
picking mulberry leaves
茶摘みちゃつみ
tea harvesting (picking)
摘まみつまみ
knob
摘出子ちゃくしゅつし
legitimate child
子宮摘出しきゅうてきしゅつ
hysterectomy
性腺摘除せいせんてきじょ
castration
摘み出すつまみだす
to pick out (with the fingers)
非摘出子ひてきしゅつし
illegitimate child
林檎摘みりんごつみ
picking apples
脾臓摘出ひぞうてきしゅつ
splenectomy
摘出するてきしゅつする
to pick
摘まみ出すつまみだす
to pick out (with the fingers)

Kun Reading Examples

二人の幼い少女がひなぎくを摘んでいます。つむ
Two little girls are picking daisies.tatoeba
庭の花を摘みましょう。つむ
Let's pick flowers from the garden.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は法を守ることがいかに大切かを指摘した。
He pointed out how important it is to observe the law.tatoeba
彼は彼女に綴りの誤りを指摘した。
He pointed out some spelling errors to her.tatoeba
彼は素直に私の欠点を指摘した。
He frankly pointed out my faults.tatoeba

Stroke Order

14 strokes

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