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Kanji Detail for 摘 - "to pick, to pluck"

摘

  • Meaning

    摘 means "to pick, to pluck." Also associated with to expose.

    1. To pick - To pluck; to pinch and take.

    2. To select - To choose and extract.

    3. To expose - To pick out; to reveal.

  • Words using 摘

    • 指摘 してき Listen pointing out; identification
    • 摘発 てきはつ Listen exposing; unmasking; laying bare
    • 摘み つまみ Listen knob; handle; button
    • 摘む つむ Listen to pick; to pluck; to snip

  • Tattoo check: 摘

    • Verified meaning: to pick, to pluck
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Also carries these associations: to expose

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    pinch; pick; pluck; trim; clip; summarize

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    pluck, pick; select; specify

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to take; to pick (flowers, fruit etc); to pluck; to remove; to take off (glasses, hat etc); to select; to pick out; to borrow money at a time of urgent need

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to pick, to pluck, to select, to take

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Taking with hands. Such as 摘瓜, 摘果. | Meaning to select. Such as 摘抄, 摘錄. | To expose. Such as 摘奸發伏, meaning exposing villains. Commonly written as 擿.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    teki(テキ) テキ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    tsu.mu(つむ) つむ

  • Strokes

    tip

    14 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    手 扌 (te・tehen)

  • Related Keywords

    to pick to expose to pluck extract uncover select gather harvest pinch clip cull reveal choose remove collect

Sentences including 摘

  • She picked flowers.

  • The teacher pointed out your mistakes.

  • She picked flowers in the garden.

  • She picked a lot of beautiful flowers.

  • We picked flowers in the garden.

  • Please point out my mistake.

  • I had my mistakes pointed out by my teacher.

  • She pointed out my mistake.

  • No one had the heart to say he was wrong.

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