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N3 Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Transitive verb

(つか)to seize, to catch, to grasp, to grip, to grab, to hold, to catch hold of, to lay one's hands on, to clutch, to understand, to grasp, to comprehend

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Transitive verb

      1.

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

      Usually written using kana alone
    2. Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Transitive verb

      2.

      to obtain, to acquire, to get, to win, to capture

      Usually written using kana alone
    3. Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Transitive verb

      3.

      to understand, to grasp, to comprehend

      Usually written using kana alone

    All Forms

    掴む 【つかむ】摑む 【つかむ】攫む 【つかむ】把む 【つかむ】捉む 【つかむ】

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    Examples

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      (はは):「(わたし)(かみ)(つか)のはやめて!」

      Mother: ‘Stop grabbing my hair!’

      • N3

      コツを(つか)めば(はし)上手(じょうず)使(つか)(こと)出来(でき)ます。

      Once you grasp the knack of it, you can use chopsticks skillfully.

      • N3

      友達(ともだち)やお客様(きゃくさま)(こころ)(つか)(こと)はなかなか簡単(かんたん)ではない。

      It's not easy to capture the hearts of friends or customers.

      • N3

      苦労(くろう)ばかりだった友達(ともだち)がやっと(しあわ)せを(つか)み、安心(あんしん)しました。

      I was relieved when my friend, who had been struggling all the time, finally seized happiness.

      • N3

      ()屋敷(やしき)(おど)かす(やく)(ひと)(うで)(つか)まれた瞬間(しゅんかん)全身(ぜんしん)鳥肌(とりはだ)()ちました。

      I got goosebumps all over when the actor who played the jump-scare role at the haunted house grabbed my arm.

      • N2
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