摘

pinch, pick, pluck, trim, clip, summarize

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

テキ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

つ.む

Nanori (名乗り)

つむ

Stroke Order

14 / 14

Information

Grade:8

Strokes:14

JLPT:N1

Frequency:564

Vocabulary

テキ

Word	Reading	Meaning
指摘	シテキ	pointing out; identification
摘出	テキシュツ	picking out; taking out; (surgical) removal; exposure
摘発	テキハツ	exposing; unmasking; laying bare
性腺摘除	セイセンテキジョ	castration
摘出子	テキシュツシ	legitimate child

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
摘む	つむ	to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip; to trim
摘む	つまむ	to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up (with chopsticks, tweezers, etc.); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize; to sum up; to bewitch; to possess; to fascinate
摘み	つまみ	knob; handle; button; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle; picking; harvesting
摘み取る	つみとる	to pluck; to pick; to nip off
摘み取る	つまみとる	to pluck; to pick; to nip off

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

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discard, throw away, abandon, resign, reject, sacrifice

pick up, gather, find, go on foot, ten

clear (the land), open, break up (land)