摘む・抓む|つむtsumu[2]odaka (tail-high)
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Which spelling to use
摘む摘む（つむ） is the more common written form and the one beginners should normally choose.
抓む抓む（つむ） is a less common written variant. Beginners should generally choose 摘む（つむ） instead.
Definitions
- godan verb, transitive verbto pick; to pluck
- godan verb, transitive verbto snip; to cut; to nip; to trim
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 摘む（つむ） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 摘みます（つみます） |
| Negative (nai) | 摘まない（つまない） |
| polite (masen) | 摘みません（つみません） |
| classical zu / nu | 摘まず・摘まぬ（つまず・つまぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 摘んだ（つんだ） |
| polite (mashita) | 摘みました（つみました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 摘まなかった（つまなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 摘みませんでした（つみませんでした） |
| Te form | 摘んで（つんで） |
| Potential | 摘める（つめる） |
| Passive | 摘まれる（つまれる） |
| Causative | 摘ませる（つませる） |
| Causative passive | 摘ませられる・摘まされる（つませられる・つまされる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 摘めば（つめば） |
| tara | 摘んだら（つんだら） |
| Volitional | 摘もう（つもう） |
| polite (mashou) | 摘みましょう（つみましょう） |
| Imperative | 摘め（つめ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym摘み取るつみとるNeutralLike 「摘む」 but with a stronger sense of removing: plucking something off, or figuratively nipping evil in the bud, as in 「悪の芽を摘み取る」.
- Synonymもぎ取るもぎとるNeutralTwisting or wrenching something off by force; also used figuratively for seizing something, as in 「勝利をもぎ取る」.
- RelatedもぐNeutralTwisting fruit off a tree, as in 「りんごをもぐ」; 「摘む」 is the usual choice for flowers, tea leaves and young buds.
- Related毟るむしるNeutralPulling or tearing off with force: plucking out hair or stripping things away, as in 「草をむしる」. The action is rougher than 「摘む」.
「摘む」 is the default for picking flowers, tea leaves or buds with your fingertips. Use 「もぐ」 to twist fruit off a tree, 「むしる」 for rough plucking or pulling out hair, 「もぎ取る」 to wrench off or seize, and 「摘み取る」 to nip in the bud.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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