摘 Kanji – pinch

Meaning and Readings

How is 摘 read?

摘 has the onyomi reading テキ and the kunyomi reading つむ.

In romaji, these readings can be written as teki, tsumu.

Common Japanese Words Using 摘

These common Japanese words contain 摘. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.

• 指摘（してき） — pointing out, identification
• 摘み（つまみ） — knob, handle, button
• 摘む（つむ） — to pick, to pluck
• 摘出（てきしゅつ） — picking out, taking out, (surgical) removal
• 摘発（てきはつ） — exposing, unmasking, laying bare
• 摘む（つまむ） — to pinch, to hold (between one's fingers), to pick up (with chopsticks, tweezers, etc.)

Related Kanji

• 的
  bull's eye, mark, target, object, adjective ending
• 適
  suitable, occasional, rare, qualified, capable
• 採
  pick, take, fetch, take up
• 積
  volume, product (x*y), acreage, contents, pile up, stack, load, amass
• 影
  shadow, silhouette, phantom
• 命
  fate, command, decree, destiny, life, appoint