Japanese symbol for “grabbing”
手づかみ
てづかみ
Romaji: tezukami
grasping (with one's bare hands); holding; grabbing; seizing
In Japanese, grabbing is 手づかみ, read てづかみ (tezukami).
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Meanings
- n grasping (with one's bare hands); holding; grabbing; seizing; catching
Written forms: 手づかみ、手掴み、手捉み. Readings: てづかみ.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “grabbing”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一掴み | ひとつかみ hitotsukami | grasping (with one hand); gripping; grabbing |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 相手 | あいて aite | companion; partner; company |
| 選手 | せんしゅ senshu | player (of a sport); athlete; team member |
| 手段 | しゅだん shudan | means; way; method |
| 手術 | しゅじゅつ shujutsu | surgery; operation; procedure |
| 大手 | おおて oote | major company; big company |
| 手紙 | てがみ tegami | letter; note |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.