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掴む

摑む、 攫む、 把む、 捉む

Reading

Kana: つかむ
Romaji: tsukamu
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

v5m
vt
1

to seize; to catch; to grasp; to grip; to grab; to hold; to catch hold of; to lay one's hands on; to clutch

Note: word usually written using kana alone
2

to understand; to grasp; to comprehend

Note: word usually written using kana alone

Kanji

掴
Readings: カク、 つか.む、 つか.まえる、 つか.まる
Meanings: catch, seize, grasp, hold, arrest, capture
攫
Readings: カク、 さら.う、 つか.む
Meaning: abduct
把
Readings: ハ、 ワ
Meanings: grasp, faggot, bunch, counter for bundles
捉
Readings: ソク、 サク、 とら.える
Meanings: catch, capture

Example Sentences

夢(ゆめ)をつかめ！！
➥Get the dream.
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私(わたし)の腕(うで)をつかんだ。
➥He caught me by the arm.
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雲(くも)をつかむような話(はなし)。
➥What you are saying doesn't make sense.
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彼(かれ)の腕(うで)を掴(つか)んだ。
➥She took him by the arm.
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彼(かれ)は私(わたし)に手(て)を掴(つか)んだ。
➥He took me by the hand.
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僕(ぼく)は彼女(かのじょ)の手(て)を掴(つか)んだ。
➥I caught her by the hand.
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