摘 means 'pluck'

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Strokes : 14 Frequency: 1152 JLPT: N1 Usefulness: 5 Study set: 5-13 Grade: 8 Intermediate lesson: - Beginner lesson: - Begins 24 words Used in 50 words Used in 84 names Not used as a component

Jōyō (常用)

Common readings

テキ

Kun

つむ to pluck, pick, nip

Additional readings

Kun つまむ to pinch, to pick up

Name つむ

Notes

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Do you know what it means to be pinched by a fox?! And do you know the Japanese for "bar snack" (which is also the term for "knob, handle")? How would you talk about picking strawberries? Learning about 摘 will give you access to this vocabulary. With 摘, you can also zero in on the fundamental aspects of something - or on people's errors! With 摘, 'picking' often turns into 'nitpicking'!

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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 摘 is used 1 time, read 1 way.

Across all words in Japanese, 摘 is used 38 times, read 2 ways (with 1 variation).

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テキ : 21 words FIND ALL

してき

指摘

noun, 'suru' verb

pointing out; identification

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テキ (read as てっ) : 1 word FIND ALL

てっき

摘記

noun, 'suru' verb

summarization; summarisation; epitome

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つむ : 16 words FIND ALL

noun

picking herbs and wildflowers

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