Kanji

摘

摘

pinch, pick, pluck, trim, clip, summarize

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

14 strokes

Radical

扌部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

テキ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

つむ

Nanori (Name Reading)

つみ

Common Readings

テキ, つ…む

Example sentences

指摘 してき
彼は私の間違いを指摘した。

He pointed out my mistake.

苦笑 くしょう
自分の失敗を指摘され、彼は苦笑するしかなかった。

Having his mistake pointed out, he could only give a wry smile.

摘む つむ
庭に咲いたきれいな花を摘んで、花瓶に飾った。

I picked the beautiful flowers blooming in the garden and decorated them in a vase.

トゲ トゲ
バラの花を摘もうとして、指にトゲが刺さった。

I tried to pick a rose and a thorn stuck in my finger.

摘発 てきはつ
警察は大規模な不正の摘発を行った

The police exposed a large-scale fraud.

テロリスト テロリスト
国際的なテロリストのネットワークが摘発された。

An international terrorist network was uncovered.

花摘み はなつみ
週末は家族と一緒に、野原へ花摘みに出かけた。

On the weekend, I went flower picking in the fields with my family.

Example Vocabulary

指摘

してき

to point out; to indicate; to mention

摘む

つむ

to pick; to pluck; to nip

摘まむ

つまむ

摘発

てきはつ

exposure; revelation; disclosure; prosecution

摘出

てきしゅつ

摘み取る

つみとる

摘み

つまみ

芽を摘む

めをつむ

掻い摘む

かいつまむ

花摘み

はなつみ

flower picking

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