- 1. [v5m, vt] to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up (with chopsticks, tweezers, etc.) (uk)
- 2. [v5m, vt] to pick up and eat; to snack on (uk)
- 3. [v5m, vt] to pick out (the main point); to summarize; to sum up (uk)
- 4. [v5m, vt] to bewitch; to possess; to fascinate — usu. in the passive (uk)
Kanji in this word
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摘
pinch, pick, pluck, trim, clip, summarizeOn: テキ (teki)Kun: つ.む (tsu.mu)
Example Sentences
息を止めて鼻をつまみなさい。
Hold your breath and pinch your nostrils.