JLPT N1 Advanced
摘み
「つまみ」
Something picked or handled with the fingertips, including bar snacks, control knobs, and pinches of seasoning.
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Other forms
つまみ very common hiragana form
摘む verb form: to pick/pinch
1 Noun
Bar Snack / Nibbles
Food items specifically chosen or prepared to accompany the consumption of alcohol.
Example
ビール の お つまみ は 何 が いい です か 。
What's a good snack to have with beer?
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2 Noun
Knob / Dial
A physical control interface or handle designed to be grasped between the fingers to operate a mechanism.
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3 Suffix, Counter
A Pinch (of seasoning)
A rough culinary unit of measurement referring to the amount of an ingredient held between the thumb and two fingers.
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4 Noun, Suffix
Picking (fruit, flowers, etc.)
The activity of harvesting plants or fruits by hand, primarily functioning as a suffix in compound words.
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