Vocab Info

N1 う-Verb

(つま)

to pinch, to hold, to pick up

    Details

    • Pitch Accent

    • General Top 6,700

    • Word Type

      う-Verb

    • 単語の種類

      五段動詞

    Examples

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      (あた)りが(くさ)いので(はな)(つま)みました。

      I pinched my nose because the area smelled bad. {to pinch, to hold, to pick up}

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      着物(きもの)(すそ)(つま)んで()()げながら(はこ)ぶ。

      Carry while pinching and lifting up the hem of the kimono. {to pinch, to hold, to pick up}

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      料理(りょうり)最後(さいご)(しお)をちょっと(つま)んで()りかけました。

      I pinched a little salt and sprinkled it at the end of the cooking. {to pinch, to hold, to pick up}

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      葬儀(そうぎ)会場(かいじょう)(ひと):「お(きよ)めの(しお)です。(ひと)(つま)んで()ってください。」

      Person at the funeral venue: "This is the purification salt. Please pick up one pinch." {to pinch, to hold, to pick up}

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      要点(ようてん)(つま)ことが出来(でき)ればこそ、(つぎ)試験(しけん)(こう)得点(とくてん)()ることが出来(でき)るのだ。

      Only if one can grasp the key points, can they score high on the next exam. {to pinch, to hold, to pick up}

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