pinch

tsumamu

meaning: pinch

State

Feeling

Direction

Examples

お菓子かし、一ひとつつまんでいい?

okashi, hitotsu tsumande ii?

Can I have a bite of that snack? casual

彼かれは箸はしで豆まめを上手じょうずにつまみました。

kare wa hashi de mame o jouzu ni tsumamimashita.

He skillfully picked up the beans with his chopsticks. neutral

つまむ

tsumamupinch; pick up (with fingers)G1

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