EntryCommon
  1. Noun

    knob; handle; button

    Usually written using kana alone

    このつまみを回すことでテレビの色を調節できます。
    You can adjust the color on the TV by turning this knob.
  2. snack (to have with a drink); side dish

    Usually written using kana alone

  3. Suffix

    a pinch (e.g. of salt)

    Usually written using kana alone

  4. Noun

    (file) handle

    Computing

  5. Noun, Noun, used as a suffix

    picking; harvesting

Also written 摘まみ【つまみ】撮み【つまみ】抓み【つまみ】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

1
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

pinch, pick, pluck, trim, clip, summarize

Kun
つ.む
On
テキ
Strokes
14
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
564 of 2500
Radical
hand
WaniKani
Level 36

Built from

Used in names as

つむ

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
1-3-11SKIP code
3c11.5The Kanji Dictionary
5002.7Four corner code
1349deroo
6458Unicode hex code
1-37-06JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1987Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2266New Nelson (John Haig)
694New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
851Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
490Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
629Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
657Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
709Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1065A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2066Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1600Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
12582Morohashi
1625A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1447Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1540Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1379Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1706Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1256Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
924Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
664Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zhai1, zhe2Pinyin reading
jeogKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
36WaniKani level