手づかみ てづかみ Also written 手掴み, 手捉み Meanings Noun grasping (with one's bare hands); holding; grabbing; seizing; catching Kanji 手 hand. Read as て. Example sentences 昨日大きな魚を手づかみで獲りました。I caught a big fish yesterday with my bare hands. Common phrases 手づかみで食べる Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists