摘む (つまむ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

摘む · godan verb (-mu)

Meanings

godan verb (-mu), transitive verb

pinch; hold between fingers; pick up with chopsticks/tweezers

usually written using kana alone

General physical action of gripping something small between the fingertips or with a tool like chopsticks or tweezers.

挟はさむN2sense 1
挟む means to hold something between two surfaces (fingers, a door, pages), while 摘む is specifically pinching something delicately with the fingertips or a tool like chopsticks.
要よう約やくN2sense 3
要約する is the formal, explicit act of condensing a text into a summary, while 摘む in this figurative sense casually means to pick out the key point.
憑つく sense 4
憑く is the general verb for a spirit possessing someone, while 摘む in its rare passive form つままれる specifically describes being bewitched or entranced, often by a fox.
掴つかむN3sense 1
掴む means to grasp firmly with the whole hand, whereas 摘む is a light, precise pinch using just the fingertips.
つねるN1
つねる means to pinch hard enough to cause pain, while つまむ means to pick up or hold something lightly between the fingers without necessarily causing pain.

摘つむN1
摘む read つむ means to pick or pluck something like flowers or tea leaves, while 摘む read つまむ means to pinch something between the fingertips.
積つむN3
積む means to pile up or load things, and sounds similar to 摘む, but 摘む means to pinch or pick something up delicately with the fingers.
掴つかむN3
摘む（つまむ）means to pinch or pick something up lightly with fingertips, unlike 掴む（つかむ）which means to grab firmly with the whole hand.

つまみ
knob; handle; control button · snack with drinks; bar snack; side dish · a pinch of · file handle; handle · picking; plucking; harvesting
おつまみ
snack to have with a drink; side dish
つまみもの
snack to have with a drink; side dish
かいつまむ
summarize; sum up; give the gist

摘つまむ
Standard kanji form; high priority.
つまむUsage95%
Kana spelling is very common and often preferred in everyday writing.
摘つまむUsage3%
Variant kanji spelling; less common than 摘む.
抓つまむUsage2%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form.

The historical derivation is uncertain. The kanji 摘 is conventionally associated with the meaning 'to pick, pluck'.