つねる

Frequency rank: 19,649. – 19,745. (for form つめる: 3,058. – 3,060.)

Godan verb with 'ru' ending; transitive verb

to pinch; to nipword usually written using kana alone

Forms

つねるFrequency rank: 19,649. – 19,745.
抓る【つねる】【つめる】Frequency rank: 20,036. – 20,146.
抓める【つめる】
つめるFrequency rank: 3,058. – 3,060.

Generated definitions (experimental)

to pinch; to nip

This word is used when one applies pressure to someone's skin or an object between their fingers, often as a playful gesture or to get someone's attention.

。

She pinched me.

。

The child pinched a friend while playing.

Generated collocations (experimental)

to pinchto give a light pinchおもわ思わto pinch unexpectedlyto pinch someone's cheekto pinch and it hurtshabit of pinchingto be pinchedto pinch as a joketo pinch a childto pinch back

Wiktionary definitions (experimental)

つめ爪やゆびさき指先でつまんで摘まんでひねる捻る．.

Wiktionary

Example sentences

6 results

1. 。

She pinched my arm sharply.

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2. 。

She pinched him.

Tatoeba

3. きごう「でしょきごう」きごう「だっきごう」

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4. 、とむトム。

Mom, Tom pinched me.

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5. 、とむトム。

Mom, Tom pinched me.

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6. きごう！

Don't pinch my cheeks.

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つねる

Frequency rank: 19,649. – 19,745. (for form つめる: 3,058. – 3,060.)

Godan verb with 'ru' ending; transitive verb

to pinch; to nipword usually written using kana alone

Forms

つねるFrequency rank: 19,649. – 19,745.
抓る【つねる】【つめる】Frequency rank: 20,036. – 20,146.
抓める【つめる】
つめるFrequency rank: 3,058. – 3,060.

Generated definitions (experimental)

to pinch; to nip

This word is used when one applies pressure to someone's skin or an object between their fingers, often as a playful gesture or to get someone's attention.

。

She pinched me.

。

The child pinched a friend while playing.

Generated collocations (experimental)

to pinchto give a light pinchおもわ思わto pinch unexpectedlyto pinch someone's cheekto pinch and it hurtshabit of pinchingto be pinchedto pinch as a joketo pinch a childto pinch back

Wiktionary definitions (experimental)