N11886/3019

つま

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

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Meanings

  • to pinch, to hold (between one's fingers), to pick up (with chopsticks, tweezers, etc.)
  • to pick up and eat, to snack on
  • to pick out (the main point), to summarize, to sum up
  • to bewitch, to possess, to fascinate

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Example sentences

彼女かのじょしおひとつまみ料理りょうりくわえた。

She added a pinch of salt to the dish.

はしまめつまむのはむずかしい。

It is difficult to pick up beans with chopsticks.

会議かいぎまえ要点ようてんつまんで説明せつめいしてください。

Please summarize the key points before the meeting.

子供こどもたちはテーブルのうえのお菓子かしつまみながらはなしていた。

The children were chatting while snacking on the sweets on the table.

ふるくからつたわる民話みんわによれば、やまかみ魅入みいられたものつままれたように姿すがたえるという。

According to an old folk tale passed down through generations, those possessed by the mountain god are said to vanish as if bewitched.