godan verb (-mu), transitive verb
Used for picking or plucking small objects such as flowers, leaves, buds, or fruit by hand, often with a pinching motion.
庭でバラの花を摘んだ。
I picked a rose in the garden.
茶葉を一枚ずつ丁寧に摘む
They carefully pick tea leaves one by one.
godan verb (-mu), transitive verb
Only when written 摘む
Used for cutting or trimming small parts of plants, such as stems, leaves, or buds, often with scissors or fingers. Restricted to the kanji 摘む.
伸びすぎた枝を摘んで形を整えた。
I trimmed the overgrown branches to shape the plant.
料理の前にハーブの先を摘む。
I nip off the tips of the herbs before cooking.