Meanings
Verb (5-dan, む)
1. 指先や爪先で花や芽を挟みとる。
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2. 大きくなる前に除去する。
語義1より転じて比喩的に
3. 鋏などで物の先端を切る。
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4. 抓る。
5. 指先で挟んで持つ。
Pitch accent
Used in vocabulary (2 in total)
to nip (something) in the bud
to nip (something) in the bud
Examples (9 in total)
Let's pick flowers from the garden.
The kids are picking flowers in the garden.
Cathy stopped picking flowers.
This is the season to pick fresh tea.
He picked flowers for her.
Two little girls are picking daisies.
She picked a flower from the pot and gave it to me.
Mary picked some strawberries in the forest to make strawberry jam.
When spring comes, people go out to pick wild plants.