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つかむ

tsukamu

very common

English

to grab, to grasp

नेपाली

समात्नु, पक्रनु

Examples

  1. 手てすりをしっかりつかんでください。

    Please grab the handrail firmly.

  2. 電車でんしゃが揺ゆれて、思おもわずつりかわをつかみました。

    When the train lurched, I instinctively grabbed a hanging strap.

  3. お客様きゃくさまのニーズをつかんだ上うえで、商品しょうひんを企画きかくいたします。

    We plan our products after grasping our customers' needs.

How to write it

This word is written in kana only — no kanji to draw.

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