Kanji

掴

catch, seize, grasp, hold, arrest, capture

Kanji

Grade

Secondary School

Strokes

11 strokes

Radical

扌部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

カク

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

つかむ, つかまえる, つかまる

Example sentences

掴む つかむ
彼はチャンスをしっかりと掴んだ

He firmly grasped the opportunity.

栄光 えいこう
彼はついにオリンピックで金メダルを獲得し、栄光を掴んだ。

He finally won a gold medal at the Olympics and seized the glory.

掴まる つかまる
電車が急に止まったので、慌てて手すりに掴まった。

The train stopped suddenly, so I hurriedly grabbed onto the handrail.

鷲掴み わしづかみ
彼は札束を鷲掴みにして逃げた。

He grabbed a wad of cash and ran away.

掴み取る つかみとる
彼は努力の末、ついに成功を掴み取った

He finally seized success after much effort.

Example Vocabulary

掴む

つかむ

to seize; to grasp; to grab

掴まる

つかまる

to hold on to; to grip; to be caught

鷲掴み

わしづかみ

grabbing tightly; grasping roughly

掴み取る

つかみとる

to seize; to grasp; to win

掴みかかる

つかみかかる

襟首を掴む

えりくびをつかむ

胸倉を掴む

むなぐらをつかむ

胸ぐらを掴む

むなぐらをつかむ

心を掴む

こころをつかむ

掴まえる

つかまえる

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