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SILVER ERA · ことばを、少しずつ。
JLPT BANDN5 BEGINNER → N1 ADVANCED

掴つかむ

N3
つかむ tsukamu
  1. to seize
  2. to catch
  3. to grasp
godan verbtransitive

Chinese meanings

抓住;掌握

Examples

  • ジムはジュリーの腕うでをぐいと掴つかんだ。
    Jim seized Julie by the arm.
    吉姆一把抓住朱莉的胳膊。
  • 彼かれは一いっ本ぽんのロープをつかみ助たすかった。
    He caught hold of a rope and saved himself.
    他抓住了一根绳子,得救了。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('331fc42604'); // 掴む
{
  "id": "331fc42604",
  "word": "掴む",
  "reading": "つかむ",
  "romaji": "tsukamu",
  "meanings": [
    "to seize",
    "to catch",
    "to grasp"
  ],
  "level": "N3",
  "pos": [
    "v5m",
    "vt"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1433650,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "ジムはジュリーの腕をぐいと掴んだ。",
      "furigana": "ジムはジュリーの{腕|うで}をぐいと{掴|つか}んだ。",
      "en": "Jim seized Julie by the arm.",
      "tatoeba_id": 216017
    },
    {
      "ja": "彼は一本のロープをつかみ助かった。",
      "furigana": "{彼|かれ}は{一本|いっぽん}のロープをつかみ{助|たす}かった。",
      "en": "He caught hold of a rope and saved himself.",
      "tatoeba_id": 109858
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "source_hash": "8b4fb87fec0c2c163d1ba2ab10df7e95b015c843986a8e51d7c481ff29622504",
    "meanings": [
      "抓住",
      "掌握"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "ジムはジュリーの腕をぐいと掴んだ。",
        "zh": "吉姆一把抓住朱莉的胳膊。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "彼は一本のロープをつかみ助かった。",
        "zh": "他抓住了一根绳子,得救了。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n3/331fc42604",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1433650; checked against downloaded JMdict_e.gz on 2026-10-28",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "review_hash": "fa46ccd5b6ed66e78f524908770e327ad813fbbae45b9e4feb74c635d93319a9",
    "status": "reviewed",
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28"
  }
}