noun
grabbing with bare hands; scooping up by hand
Refers to picking up, holding, or eating something directly with one's hands, without utensils or tools. Often used in contexts like eating finger food or catching something manually.
子どもがお菓子を手づかみで食べている。
The child is eating snacks with their bare hands.
彼は池の魚を手づかみで捕まえた。
He caught a fish in the pond with his bare hands.
Compound of 手 (hand) and 掴み (grasping), from the verb 掴む (to grab). The voiced reading づかみ is a result of rendaku.