This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ソウ、つ.ねる、つ.める、つね.る、つま.む
Romaji: sou, tsu.neru, tsu.meru, tsune.ru, tsuma.mu
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

pick, pinch, summarize

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  7
Radical Number:  64
Frequency: 
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  1-3-4
Korean Reading:  jo
Chinese Reading:  zhua1
Unicode:  6293
JIS:  5934

Indexes

Nelson Index: 1843
New Nelson Index: 2081
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3c4.8
Four Corner Index: 5203.0
Daikanwanjiten Index: 11885
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 5.0134

Words

お摘み (おつまみ)
snack (to have with a drink); side dish
摘み (つまみ)
knob; handle; button; (file) handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); picking; harvesting
抓る (つねる)
to pinch
我が身をつねって人の痛さを知れ (わがみをつねってひとのいたさをしれ)
you can't appreciate others' suffering until you've gone through it yourself; pinch oneself and know others' pain
摘む (つまむ)
to pinch; to hold; to pick up
狐につままれる (きつねにつままれる)
to be bewitched by a fox; to be confused
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