つまむ・摘む・摘まむ・撮む・抓むtsumamu[0]heiban (flat)

1. godan verb, transitive verbto pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up (with chopsticks, tweezers, etc.)
   息いきを止とめて鼻はなをつまみなさい。↗

   Hold your breath and pinch your nostrils.
2. godan verb, transitive verbto pick up and eat; to snack on
3. godan verb, transitive verbto pick out (the main point); to summarize; to sum up
4. godan verb, transitive verbto bewitch; to possess; to fascinateusu. in the passive

• Synonymつまみ上げるつまみあげるNeutralPinches something up with the fingertips, stressing the upward lift; 「摘む」 focuses on pinching or holding, and also covers snacking and summarizing.
• RelatedもぐNeutralTwists fruit off to pick it, stressing the twisting-off motion; 「摘む」 centers on pinching with the fingers.
• Related毟るむしるNeutralPulls things out or tears them off, like weeds or chicken feathers; 「摘む」 is a light pinch.
• Relatedもぎ取るもぎとるNeutralTwists something off or wrests it away by force; 「摘む」 is a gentle pinch with the fingertips.
• Antonym放すはなすNeutralLets go of what is held — the opposite of 「摘む」, which keeps it pinched between the fingers.

Use 「摘む」 for pinching or holding with the fingertips, or for snacking, as in 「鼻をつまむ」 and 「おつまみ」. For pinching something up, say 「つまみ上げる」; for twisting fruit off, 「もぐ」; for pulling out, 「むしる」; for letting go, 「放す」.

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1. 指先ゆびさきなどで挟はさんで持もつ。
2. 取とって食たべる。
3. 必要ひつような部分ぶぶんを抜き出ぬきだす。かいつまむ。
4. （「きつねにつままれる」の形かたちで）化ばかす。