N31520/1669

掴つかむ

rarely used kanji formusually written using kana alonegodan verbgodan verb (archaic)verb (generic)transitive verb

つかむ

to seize, to catch, to grasp, to grip, to grab, to clutch, to hold, to catch hold of, to lay one's hands on
to obtain, to acquire, to get, to win, to capture
to understand, to grasp, to comprehend

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Example sentences

彼かれは鉄棒てつぼうをしっかりと掴つかんだ。

He firmly gripped the iron bar.

チャンスを掴つかむために毎日まいにち練習れんしゅうしている。

I practice every day in order to seize my chance.

彼女かのじょはなかなかコツを掴つかめなかった。

She couldn't quite get the knack of it.

犯人はんにんの手てがかりを掴つかんで、刑事けいじは捜査そうさを進すすめた。

Having obtained a clue about the suspect, the detective advanced the investigation.

彼かれは長年ながねんの努力どりょくの末すえにようやく成功せいこうを掴つかんだ。

After years of effort, he finally grasped success.

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

fruit, nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content, substance

joint, knuckle; tune, melody; node (of a plant stem), joint, knot (in wood), knob; (notable) point, part; node

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floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

fruit, nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content, substance

joint, knuckle; tune, melody; node (of a plant stem), joint, knot (in wood), knob; (notable) point, part; node

sentence; composition, text, writings; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts), academia, literature; statement

price, cost; value, worth, merit

elephant (Elephantidae spp.)