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Secondary schoolJLPT N1

pinch, pick, pluck, trim, clip, summarize

14 strokes · frequency rank #564

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Common words

  1. してきpointing out; identification1
    • Mistakes in the printing should be pointed out at once.

    • Please point out my mistake.

    • She pointed out my mistake.

  2. てきはつexposing; unmasking; laying bare2
    • Investigators uncovered an assassination plot.

    • He is the first national politician to be named in a widening corruption scandal.

  3. つまみknob; handle; button3
    • I would like to have something to munch on with my beer.

    • You can adjust the color on the TV by turning this knob.

    • The lighting was set up to have the intensity controlled by one knob so you could produce the brightness as you want.

  4. つむto pick; to pluck4
    • Hold your breath and pinch your nostrils.

    • Cathy stopped picking flowers.

    • She picked flowers.

  5. つまむto pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up (with chopsticks, tweezers, etc.)5
    • Hold your breath and pinch your nostrils.

    • Cathy stopped picking flowers.

    • She picked flowers.

  6. てきしゅつpicking out; taking out; (surgical) removal6
    • The surgeon took out his patient's appendix.

  7. つみとるto pluck; to pick; to nip off7
    • This fruit isn't ripe enough to pick yet.

    • Then they picked dandelions and put them in their ears.

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