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THE WORD · N3

掴むつかむ

grab; catch

Verbe · Group 1 verb

彼かれは私わたくしの手てを掴んつかんだ。

He took me by the hand.

Example: Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Japanese: \N · French : sysko

Parts of speech

Group 1 verb (godan) · Transitive

The dictionary may associate several parts of speech with different meanings of the same word.

Verb group: Group 1 (godan)

Verb usage: freight forwarder

English dictionary meanings

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 comprehend

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