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つかむ
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, む, transitive)
Usually written in kana
1. to seize; to catch; to grasp; to grip; to grab; to clutch; to hold; to catch hold of; to lay one's hands on
2. to obtain; to acquire; to get; to win; to capture
3. to understand; to grasp; to comprehend
Alt. forms
掴つかむ
50%
つかむ
27%
摑つかむ
21%
攫つかむ
把つかむ
捉つかむ
Pitch accent
つ
か
む
Top 1800
Conjugations...Used in: 3702
Used in vocabulary (25 in total)
to snatch (at); to grab
to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)
to grab (someone) by the collar; to size (someone) by the lapels
to snatch (at); to grab
to grab (someone) by the collar; to size (someone) by the lapels
to win over; to win (someone's) heart and mind
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; (lit.) to grab by the tail
to obtain evidence
to get the hang of; to learn the secret to
vague; unclear; elusive; hazy
to attract someone with food
to grasp at the air
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; (lit.) to grab by the tail
to get the hang of; to learn the secret to
to grab (someone) by the collar; to size (someone) by the lapels
a drowning man will catch at a straw
to win over; to win (someone's) heart and mind
to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)
to obtain evidence
vague; unclear; elusive; hazy
to attract someone with food
to grasp at the air
a drowning man will catch at a straw
a drowning man will catch at a straw
to get the hang of; to learn the secret to
Examples (3 in total)
Ow! Don't grab my tail!
He grabbed my hand.
Tom picked up a pillow and threw it at Mary.