漢字道KANJIDO

7 strokesRadical

1University / general (hardest)7 strokesRadical
On
ソウ
Kun
つ.ねる・つ.める・つね.る・つま.む
Meaning
to pinch

Origin

ORIGIN

Hand 扌 with 爪 "claw" as phonetic: to nip with the nails.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 抓るつねる

    to pinch

  • 抓みつまみ

    a pinch; a knob

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

夢かと思って頬を抓ってみた。

Wondering if it was a dream, I pinched my cheek.

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