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掴む

つかむ

to grip, to grab

Mnemonic

Her hand closes round your wrist and stays closed. Not a touch: it took つか ’em む, and getting out of it would be work: つかむ.

Worth knowing

Near 使う つかう, to use, and 包む つつむ, to wrap, in sound and nothing else. 握る にぎる is the other grip, your own hand closing round something.

Built from

grip, grasp
扌 a hand on the left closing round something and not opening again. Usually written in kana.

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