摘 – pinch, pick, pluck

14 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#564 in newspaper frequencyN3 vocabulary

The kanji 摘 means pinch, pick, pluck, trim, clip, summarize. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is テキ (teki); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is つ.む (tsumu). It is written with 14 strokes, under radical 手 (no. 64).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	テキ	teki
Kun’yomi	つ.む	tsumu

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 手 (Kangxi radical 64). Components: 口・十・并・立・亠・冂・扎・滴.

Words using 摘

摘むつむto pick指摘してきpointing out

Example sentences

キャシーは花を摘むのをやめました。

Cathy stopped picking flowers.

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印刷ミスはすぐに指摘されなければならない。

Mistakes in the printing should be pointed out at once.

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Kanji with the same radical

手持指投打提挙援担技撃推接授批捜

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