つまみ・摘み・摘まみ・撮み・抓みtsumami[0]heiban (flat)
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- nounknob; handle; button
- nounsnack (to have with a drink); side dish
- suffixa pinch (e.g. of salt)
- noun, computing(file) handle
- noun, noun (suffix)picking; harvesting
- Related取っ手とってNeutralRefers to handles on doors and pots; 「摘み」 leans toward small knobs pinched with the fingertips, and also means a drinking snack.
- RelatedにぎりNeutralMeans a grip or the way something is held, and also sushi; 「摘み」 leans toward small knobs or drinking snacks.
- RelatedハンドルCasualA colloquial loanword for steering wheels and door handles; 「摘み」 leans toward small knobs.
- RelatedグリップCasualA colloquial loanword for the grips of rackets and clubs; 「摘み」 leans toward small knobs.
- Related柄えNeutralRefers to tool handles, as in 「傘の柄」 and 「包丁の柄」; common in everyday use, while 「摘み」 leans toward small knobs.
- Related掴みつかみCasualColloquial; refers to the force of gripping or seizing, while 「摘み」 is pinching with the fingertips.
Use 「摘み」 for radio knobs, small knobs on pot lids, or snacks to have with a drink, as in 「おつまみ」. For door and pot handles pick 「取っ手」, for tool handles 「柄」, for racket and club grips 「グリップ」, and for steering wheels 「ハンドル」.
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