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  1. Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Transitive verb

    to seize; to catch; to grasp; to grip; to grab; to clutch; to hold; to catch hold of; to lay one's hands on

    Usually written using kana alone

    だれかが私の腕をつかんだ。
    Somebody caught me by the arm.
  2. to obtain; to acquire; to get; to win; to capture

    Usually written using kana alone

  3. to understand; to grasp; to comprehend

    Usually written using kana alone

Also written 摑む【つかむ】攫む【つかむ】

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More words

掴みつかみ

Noungrip · having all the cards needed to form a scoring combination in one's hand

掴み取るつかみとる

Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verbto grasp; to get

掴み投げつかみなげ

Nounlifting throw

掴ませるつかませる

Ichidan verb, Transitive verbto let someone hold; to make someone grasp · to bribe; to slip money to; to pay off · to pass off; to foist on; to palm off

掴みかかるつかみかかる

Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verbto grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at

掴み上げるつかみあげる

Ichidan verb, Transitive verbto grab up

捕まえるつかまえる

Ichidan verb, Transitive verbto catch; to capture; to arrest; to seize; to restrain · to grab; to clutch; to grasp; to seize; to hold on to · to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); to hail (a taxi, waiter, etc.); to hold (someone) back; to detain

CommonN4
捕まるつかまる

Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verbto be caught; to be arrested · to hold on to; to grasp · to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

CommonN3
つかみ所のないつかみどころのない

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery

つかみ所がないつかみどころがない

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery

つかみ所つかみどころ

Nounpoint (of a question, story, etc.) · hold; grip

つかみ金つかみがね

Nounhandful of cash

つかみ出すつかみだす

Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verbto take out; to take a handful of; to grab and throw · to turn someone out (of house, room, etc.)

つかみ取りつかみどり

Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verbgrabbing a handful (of); grabbing as much as one can in one handful · catching with one's hands

つかみ合うつかみあう

Godan verb with 'u' ending, Intransitive verbto grapple

つかまり立ちつかまりだち

Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verbstanding while holding onto something (of an infant or toddler)