摘む

つむ

Also written 抓む

Meanings

1. Godan verb, Transitive to pick; to pluck
2. to snip; to cut; to nip; to trim

Kanji

• 摘 pluck. Read as つむ.

Example sentences

• バラのつぼみは摘めるうちに摘め。
  Gather ye rosebuds while ye may.
• キャシーは花を摘むのをやめました。
  Cathy stopped picking flowers.
• イチゴは私たちが摘むはしから熟しかけていた。
  The berries were ripening almost as fast as we could gather them.
• 子供達は庭で花を摘んでいる。
  The kids are picking flowers in the garden.
• いちごを摘みに行ったんです。
  We went strawberry-picking.

Common phrases

• 花を摘む
• 芽を摘む (めをつむ) to nip (something) in the bud
• 葉を摘む

Words containing 摘む

• 摘み取る (つまみとる) to pluck
• 茶摘み歌 (ちゃつみうた) tea-picking song
• 摘み草 (つみくさ) picking herbs and wildflowers

And 1 more.

Word lists

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Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists