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1 exact word match found in search 'つかむ'
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'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to seize; to catch; to grasp; to grip; to grab; to hold; to catch hold of; to lay one's hands on; to clutch  (often written with kana only)
2. to understand; to grasp; to comprehend  (often written with kana only)
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3 words found containing 'つかむ' in any position
Most common form: 胃袋を掴む
expression, 'mu' godan verb
to attract someone with food
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Most common form: 襟首を掴む
expression, 'mu' godan verb
to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)
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Most common form: 雲を掴むよう
expression, 'na' adjective
vague; unclear; elusive; hazy  (idiomatic expression)
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13 partial word matches found in search 'つかむ'
counter for the hito-futa-mi counting system (forming hitotsu, futatsu, mittsu etc.)  (often written with kana only)
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conjunction
1. indicates two contrasting actions  (see also: 浮きつ沈みつ, 追いつ追われつ; form: ...つ...つ)
particle
2. indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)  (archaic)
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noun
1. mound; heap; hillock
2. burial mound; tomb; tumulus; barrow
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particle
1. indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical)  (was written as 歟, used at sentence-end)
2. or; whether or not  (after each alternative)
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'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to bite
2. to chew; to gnaw; to masticate
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noun
mosquito
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noun, noun (suffix)
passable; acceptable; tolerable; fair
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. lesson
2. section (in an organization); division; department
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noun
1. addition; increase
2. Canada  (see also: 加奈陀; abbreviation)
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. department; section; faculty; school; arm
2. course (of study); branch of study; specialization
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noun
rack; mount; stand
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Most common form: 擤む
'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
to blow (one's nose)  (often written with kana only)
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interjection (kandoushi)
1. unh (sound of physical exertion); oof  (archaic)
2. wow; whoa
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