摘み取る・摘みとる・つみ取る・つまみ取る|つみとるtsumitoru[3]nakadaka (mid-high)
つまみとるtsumamitoru
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Which spelling to use
摘み取る摘み取る is the most common written form and the recommended choice for beginners. It combines kanji and kana.
摘みとる摘みとる is less common than 摘み取る but more common than つみ取る and つまみ取る. It is a kanji-and-kana spelling.
つみ取るつみ取る is less common than 摘み取る and 摘みとる but more common than つまみ取る. It is a kanji-and-kana spelling.
つまみ取るつまみ取る is the least common of these four written forms. It is a kanji-and-kana spelling, so beginners should choose 摘み取る instead.
Definitions
- godan verb, transitive verbto pluck; to pick; to nip off
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 摘み取る（つみとる） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 摘み取ります（つみとります） |
| Negative (nai) | 摘み取らない（つみとらない） |
| polite (masen) | 摘み取りません（つみとりません） |
| classical zu / nu | 摘み取らず・摘み取らぬ（つみとらず・つみとらぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 摘み取った（つみとった） |
| polite (mashita) | 摘み取りました（つみとりました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 摘み取らなかった（つみとらなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 摘み取りませんでした（つみとりませんでした） |
| Te form | 摘み取って（つみとって） |
| Potential | 摘み取れる（つみとれる） |
| Passive | 摘み取られる（つみとられる） |
| Causative | 摘み取らせる（つみとらせる） |
| Causative passive | 摘み取らせられる・摘み取らされる（つみとらせられる・つみとらされる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 摘み取れば（つみとれば） |
| tara | 摘み取ったら（つみとったら） |
| Volitional | 摘み取ろう（つみとろう） |
| polite (mashou) | 摘み取りましょう（つみとりましょう） |
| Imperative | 摘み取れ（つみとれ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym摘むつむNeutralPinches off flowers, leaves or tea leaves with the fingertips, focusing on the action itself; 「摘み取る」 stresses taking it away and also means nipping in the bud.
- RelatedもぐNeutralTwists fruit off the tree; mostly used for larger fruit such as apples.
- Related毟るむしるNeutralPlucks out hair or grass, or tears into pieces; focuses on pulling off things that cling closely.
- Relatedもぎ取るもぎとるNeutralTwists or forcibly tears something off, and can also mean wresting it away; more violent than 「摘み取る」.
For tea leaves or young buds, use 「摘む」 or 「摘み取る」; for apples and other larger fruit, 「もぐ」; to nip a danger or talent in the bud, say 「芽を摘み取る」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
Japanese definitions
Kanji in this word
See also
