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掴む (つかむ) — to seize | JLPT N3 · Nihongo Circle

掴む

つかむ

godan verbtransitive 他動詞usually kana

Meanings

1to seize
2to catch
3to grasp
4to obtain
5to acquire
6to get
7to understand
8to comprehend

Example sentence

雲を掴むような話だな。

What you are saying doesn't make sense.

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