つかむ

to seize

N3 #5,962

Meanings

also 掴む

  1. godan verb, transitive, usually in kana to seize; to catch; to grasp; to grip; to grab; to clutch; to hold; to catch hold of; to lay one's hands on
  2. usually in kana to obtain; to acquire; to get; to win; to capture
  3. usually in kana to understand; to grasp; to comprehend

In sentences

夢ゆめをつかめ！ Get the dream. #80950

チャンスをつかめ。 Take a chance. #11053930

彼かれは私わたしの手てをつかんだ。 He caught hold of my hand. #105802

彼かれはロープをつかんだ。 He caught hold of the rope. #110326

私わたしは彼あの腕うでをつかんだ。 I caught him by the arm. #153750

彼かれは私わたしの腕うでをつかんだ。 He caught me by the arm. #162404

ロープをつかみなさい。 Take hold of the rope. #192274

彼あの袖そでをつかんでいた。 I held his sleeve. #10085438