"掴む" meaning in Japanese

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Verb

IPA: [t͡sɨᵝka̠mɯ̟ᵝ]
Etymology: Derived from 束 (tsuka, “bunch, bundle”) + む (-mu, verb-forming suffix indicating “to look like, to seem like”). First cited to a text from 850. Etymology templates: {{suffix|ja|束|む|pos2=verb-forming suffix indicating “to look like, to seem like”|t1=bunch, bundle|tr1=tsuka|tr2=-mu}} 束 (tsuka, “bunch, bundle”) + む (-mu, verb-forming suffix indicating “to look like, to seem like”) Head templates: {{ja-verb|つかむ|tr=trans|type=1}} 掴(つか)む • (tsukamu) transitive godan (stem 掴(つか)み (tsukami), past 掴(つか)んだ (tsukanda)) Inflection templates: {{ja-conj-bungo|つか|4-m}} Forms: 掴む [canonical] (ruby: (つか)), tsukamu [romanization], 掴み [stem] (ruby: (つか)), 掴んだ [past] (ruby: (つか)), no-table-tags [table-tags], 掴ま [error-unrecognized-form], つかま [error-unrecognized-form], tsukama [error-unrecognized-form], 掴み [error-unrecognized-form], つかみ [error-unrecognized-form], tsukami [error-unrecognized-form], 掴む [error-unrecognized-form], つかむ [error-unrecognized-form], tsukamu [error-unrecognized-form], 掴め [error-unrecognized-form], つかめ [error-unrecognized-form], tsukame [error-unrecognized-form], 掴まれる [passive], つかまれる [passive], tsukamareru [passive], 掴ませる [causative], 掴ます [causative], つかませる [causative], つかます [causative], tsukamaseru [causative], tsukamasu [causative], 掴める [potential], つかめる [potential], tsukameru [potential], 掴もう [volitional], つかもう [volitional], tsukamō [volitional], 掴まない [negative], つかまない [negative], tsukamanai [negative], 掴まず [continuative, negative], つかまず [continuative, negative], tsukamazu [continuative, negative], 掴みます [formal], つかみます [formal], tsukamimasu [formal], 掴んだ [perfective], つかんだ [perfective], tsukanda [perfective], 掴んで [conjunctive], つかんで [conjunctive], tsukande [conjunctive], 掴めば [conditional, hypothetical], つかめば [conditional, hypothetical], tsukameba [conditional, hypothetical], no-table-tags [table-tags], 掴ま [irrealis, stem], つかま [irrealis, stem], tukama [irrealis], 掴み [continuative, stem], つかみ [continuative, stem], tukami [continuative], 掴む [stem, terminative], つかむ [stem, terminative], tukamu [terminative], 掴む [attributive, stem], つかむ [attributive, stem], tukamu [attributive], 掴め [realis, stem], つかめ [realis, stem], tukame [realis], 掴め [imperative, stem], つかめ [imperative, stem], tukame [imperative], 掴まず [negative], つかまず [negative], tukamazu [negative], 掴めど [contrastive], つかめど [contrastive], tukamedo [contrastive], 掴めば [causative], つかめば [causative], tukameba [causative], 掴まば [conditional], つかまば [conditional], tukamaba [conditional], 掴みき [past], つかみき [past], tukamiki [past], 掴みけり [past], つかみけり [past], tukamikeri [past], 掴みつ [perfect], つかみつ [perfect], tukamitu [perfect], 掴みぬ [perfect], つかみぬ [perfect], tukaminu [perfect], 掴めり [continuative, perfect], 掴みたり [continuative, perfect], つかめり [continuative, perfect], つかみたり [continuative, perfect], tukameri [continuative, perfect], tukamitari [continuative, perfect], 掴まむ [volitional], つかまむ [volitional], tukamamu [volitional]
  1. to grab
    Sense id: en-掴む-ja-verb-8BRm0szY
  2. to grip, take hold of
    Sense id: en-掴む-ja-verb-L6yQspSM
  3. to accept (a bribe)
    Sense id: en-掴む-ja-verb-CzyNV0OU
  4. to abduct, kidnap
    Sense id: en-掴む-ja-verb-3iSY5BRZ
  5. to capture, grasp (imagination, hearts, opportunities, etc.)
    Sense id: en-掴む-ja-verb-rJwH8OY6 Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with manual fragments, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms suffixed with む, Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 10 10 13 11 56 Disambiguation of Japanese links with manual fragments: 11 11 18 14 45 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 12 9 12 10 56 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 12 9 12 10 56 Disambiguation of Japanese terms suffixed with む: 18 18 16 17 31 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 11 8 16 12 53 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 12 9 12 10 56
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: 牛掴むばかりの暗がり (ushi tsukamu bakari no kuragari) (ruby: (うし), (つか), (くら)), 雲を掴む (kumo o tsukamu) (ruby: (くも), (つか)), 虚空を掴む (kokū o tsukamu) (ruby: (), (くう), (つか)), 心を掴む (kokoro o tsukamu) (ruby: (こころ), (つか)), 尻尾を掴む (shippo o tsukamu) (ruby: 尻尾(しっぽ), (つか)), 砂を掴む (suna o tsukamu) (ruby: (すな), (つか)), 濡れ手で粟をつかむ (nurete de awa o tsukamu) (ruby: (), (), (あわ)), 束ねる (tsukaneru) (ruby: (つか)), 把握する (hāku suru) (ruby: (), (あく))
Derived forms: 掴まえる (tsukamaeru) (ruby: (つか)), 掴ませる (tsukamaseru) (ruby: (つか)), 掴まゆ (tsukamayu) (ruby: (つか)), 掴み合う (tsukamiau) (ruby: (つか), ()), 掴み上げる (tsukamiageru) (ruby: (つか), ()), 掴み洗い (tsukamiarai) (ruby: (つか), (あら)), 掴み金 (tsukamikin) (ruby: (つか), (きん)), 掴み込む (tsukamikomu) (ruby: (つか), ()), 掴み殺す (tsukamikorosu) (ruby: (つか), (ころ)), 掴み染め (tsukamizome) (ruby: (つか), ()), 掴み高 (tsukamidaka) (ruby: (つか), (だか)), 掴み出す (tsukamidasu) (ruby: (つか), ()), 掴み立つ (tsukamitatsu) (ruby: (つか), ()), 掴み付く (tsukamitsuku) (ruby: (つか), ()), 掴み潰す (tsukamitsubusu) (ruby: (つか), (つぶ)), 掴み所 (tsukamidokoro) (ruby: (つか), (どころ)), 掴み取る (tsukamidoru) (ruby: (つか), ()), 掴み投げ (tsukaminage) (ruby: (つか), ()), 掴み奉公 (tsukamibōkō) (ruby: (つか), (ぼう), (こう)), 掴み料理 (tsukamiryōri) (ruby: (つか), (りょう), ()), 掻い掴む (kaitsukamu), 掻っ掴む (kattsukamu), 引っ掴む (hittsukamu), 引き掴む (hikitsukamu)

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      "roman": "tsukamaeru",
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          "掴",
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      "word": "掴まえる"
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      "ruby": [
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          "掴",
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        ]
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      "ruby": [
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          "掴",
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          "掴",
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      "word": "掴み合う"
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      "ruby": [
        [
          "掴",
          "つか"
        ],
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        ]
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      "word": "掴み洗い"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
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      "ruby": [
        [
          "掴",
          "つか"
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          "金",
          "きん"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "掴み金"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "tsukamikomu",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "掴",
          "つか"
        ],
        [
          "込",
          "こ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "掴み込む"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
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      "ruby": [
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          "掴",
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      "word": "掴み殺す"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "tsukamizome",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "掴",
          "つか"
        ],
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          "染",
          "ぞ"
        ]
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      "word": "掴み染め"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "tsukamidaka",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "掴",
          "つか"
        ],
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          "だか"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "掴み高"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "tsukamidasu",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "掴",
          "つか"
        ],
        [
          "出",
          "だ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "掴み出す"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "tsukamitatsu",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "掴",
          "つか"
        ],
        [
          "立",
          "た"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "掴み立つ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "tsukamitsuku",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "掴",
          "つか"
        ],
        [
          "付",
          "つ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "掴み付く"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "tsukamitsubusu",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "掴",
          "つか"
        ],
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          "潰",
          "つぶ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "掴み潰す"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "tsukamidokoro",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "掴",
          "つか"
        ],
        [
          "所",
          "どころ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "掴み所"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "tsukamidoru",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "掴",
          "つか"
        ],
        [
          "取",
          "ど"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "掴み取る"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "tsukaminage",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "掴",
          "つか"
        ],
        [
          "投",
          "な"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "掴み投げ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "tsukamibōkō",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "掴",
          "つか"
        ],
        [
          "奉",
          "ぼう"
        ],
        [
          "公",
          "こう"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "掴み奉公"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "tsukamiryōri",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "掴",
          "つか"
        ],
        [
          "料",
          "りょう"
        ],
        [
          "理",
          "り"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "掴み料理"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "kaitsukamu",
      "word": "掻い掴む"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "kattsukamu",
      "word": "掻っ掴む"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "hittsukamu",
      "word": "引っ掴む"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "hikitsukamu",
      "word": "引き掴む"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ja",
        "2": "束",
        "3": "む",
        "pos2": "verb-forming suffix indicating “to look like, to seem like”",
        "t1": "bunch, bundle",
        "tr1": "tsuka",
        "tr2": "-mu"
      },
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      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Derived from 束 (tsuka, “bunch, bundle”) + む (-mu, verb-forming suffix indicating “to look like, to seem like”).\nFirst cited to a text from 850.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "掴む",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "掴",
          "つか"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tsukamu",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "掴み",
      "roman": "tsukami",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "掴",
          "つか"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "掴んだ",
      "roman": "tsukanda",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "掴",
          "つか"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ja-go-mu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "掴ま",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "つかま",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tsukama",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "掴み",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "つかみ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tsukami",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "掴む",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "つかむ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tsukamu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "掴め",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "つかめ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tsukame",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "掴まれる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "つかまれる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tsukamareru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "掴ませる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "掴ます",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "つかませる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "つかます",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tsukamaseru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tsukamasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "掴める",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "つかめる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tsukameru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "掴もう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "つかもう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tsukamō",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "掴まない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "つかまない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tsukamanai",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "掴まず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "つかまず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tsukamazu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "掴みます",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "つかみます",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tsukamimasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "掴んだ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "つかんだ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tsukanda",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "掴んで",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "つかんで",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tsukande",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "掴めば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "つかめば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tsukameba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ja-conj-bungo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "掴ま",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "つかま",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tukama",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "掴み",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "つかみ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tukami",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "掴む",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "stem",
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "つかむ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "stem",
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tukamu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "掴む",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "つかむ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tukamu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "attributive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "掴め",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "realis",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "つかめ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "realis",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tukame",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "realis"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "掴め",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "つかめ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tukame",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "掴まず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "つかまず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tukamazu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "掴めど",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "contrastive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "つかめど",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "contrastive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tukamedo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "contrastive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "掴めば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "つかめば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tukameba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "掴まば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "つかまば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tukamaba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "掴みき",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "つかみき",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tukamiki",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "掴みけり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "つかみけり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tukamikeri",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "掴みつ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "つかみつ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tukamitu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "掴みぬ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "つかみぬ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tukaminu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "掴めり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "掴みたり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "つかめり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "つかみたり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tukameri",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tukamitari",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "掴まむ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "つかまむ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tukamamu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "つかむ",
        "tr": "trans",
        "type": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "掴(つか)む • (tsukamu) transitive godan (stem 掴(つか)み (tsukami), past 掴(つか)んだ (tsukanda))",
      "name": "ja-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "つか",
        "2": "4-m"
      },
      "name": "ja-conj-bungo"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "verb",
  "proverbs": [
    {
      "roman": "oboreru mono wa wara o mo tsukamu",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "溺",
          "おぼ"
        ],
        [
          "者",
          "もの"
        ],
        [
          "藁",
          "わら"
        ],
        [
          "掴",
          "つか"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "溺れる者は藁をも掴む"
    },
    {
      "roman": "taoruru tokoro ni tsuchi o tsukamu",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "倒",
          "たお"
        ],
        [
          "所",
          "ところ"
        ],
        [
          "土",
          "つち"
        ],
        [
          "掴",
          "つか"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "倒るる所に土を掴む"
    }
  ],
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "ushi tsukamu bakari no kuragari",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "牛",
          "うし"
        ],
        [
          "掴",
          "つか"
        ],
        [
          "暗",
          "くら"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "牛掴むばかりの暗がり"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "kumo o tsukamu",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "雲",
          "くも"
        ],
        [
          "掴",
          "つか"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "雲を掴む"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "kokū o tsukamu",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "虚",
          "こ"
        ],
        [
          "空",
          "くう"
        ],
        [
          "掴",
          "つか"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "虚空を掴む"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "kokoro o tsukamu",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "心",
          "こころ"
        ],
        [
          "掴",
          "つか"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "心を掴む"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "shippo o tsukamu",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "尻尾",
          "しっぽ"
        ],
        [
          "掴",
          "つか"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "尻尾を掴む"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "suna o tsukamu",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "砂",
          "すな"
        ],
        [
          "掴",
          "つか"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "砂を掴む"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "nurete de awa o tsukamu",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "濡",
          "ぬ"
        ],
        [
          "手",
          "て"
        ],
        [
          "粟",
          "あわ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "濡れ手で粟をつかむ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "tsukaneru",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "束",
          "つか"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "束ねる"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "hāku suru",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "把",
          "は"
        ],
        [
          "握",
          "あく"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "把握する"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to grab"
      ],
      "id": "en-掴む-ja-verb-8BRm0szY",
      "links": [
        [
          "grab",
          "grab#Verb"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to grip, take hold of"
      ],
      "id": "en-掴む-ja-verb-L6yQspSM",
      "links": [
        [
          "grip",
          "grip#Verb"
        ],
        [
          "take hold",
          "take hold"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to accept (a bribe)"
      ],
      "id": "en-掴む-ja-verb-CzyNV0OU",
      "links": [
        [
          "accept",
          "accept"
        ],
        [
          "bribe",
          "bribe"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to abduct, kidnap"
      ],
      "id": "en-掴む-ja-verb-3iSY5BRZ",
      "links": [
        [
          "abduct",
          "abduct"
        ],
        [
          "kidnap",
          "kidnap"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "10 10 13 11 56",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "11 11 18 14 45",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with manual fragments",
          "parents": [
            "Links with manual fragments",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "12 9 12 10 56",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant alt parameters",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "12 9 12 10 56",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant wikilinks",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "18 18 16 17 31",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms suffixed with む",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "11 8 16 12 53",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "12 9 12 10 56",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant sortkeys",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to capture, grasp (imagination, hearts, opportunities, etc.)"
      ],
      "id": "en-掴む-ja-verb-rJwH8OY6",
      "links": [
        [
          "capture",
          "capture"
        ],
        [
          "grasp",
          "grasp"
        ],
        [
          "imagination",
          "imagination"
        ],
        [
          "heart",
          "heart"
        ],
        [
          "opportunities",
          "opportunities"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "つかむ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[t͡sɨᵝka̠mɯ̟ᵝ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "掴む"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Japanese lemmas",
    "Japanese links with manual fragments",
    "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
    "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
    "Japanese terms spelled with hyōgaiji kanji",
    "Japanese terms suffixed with む",
    "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
    "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
    "Japanese terms written with one Han script character",
    "Japanese transitive verbs",
    "Japanese type 1 verbs",
    "Japanese verbs"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "tsukamaeru",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "掴",
          "つか"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "掴まえる"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tsukamaseru",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "掴",
          "つか"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "掴ませる"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tsukamayu",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "掴",
          "つか"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "掴まゆ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tsukamiau",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "掴",
          "つか"
        ],
        [
          "合",
          "あ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "掴み合う"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tsukamiageru",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "掴",
          "つか"
        ],
        [
          "上",
          "あ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "掴み上げる"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tsukamiarai",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "掴",
          "つか"
        ],
        [
          "洗",
          "あら"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "掴み洗い"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tsukamikin",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "掴",
          "つか"
        ],
        [
          "金",
          "きん"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "掴み金"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tsukamikomu",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "掴",
          "つか"
        ],
        [
          "込",
          "こ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "掴み込む"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tsukamikorosu",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "掴",
          "つか"
        ],
        [
          "殺",
          "ころ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "掴み殺す"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tsukamizome",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "掴",
          "つか"
        ],
        [
          "染",
          "ぞ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "掴み染め"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tsukamidaka",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "掴",
          "つか"
        ],
        [
          "高",
          "だか"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "掴み高"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tsukamidasu",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "掴",
          "つか"
        ],
        [
          "出",
          "だ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "掴み出す"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tsukamitatsu",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "掴",
          "つか"
        ],
        [
          "立",
          "た"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "掴み立つ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tsukamitsuku",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "掴",
          "つか"
        ],
        [
          "付",
          "つ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "掴み付く"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tsukamitsubusu",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "掴",
          "つか"
        ],
        [
          "潰",
          "つぶ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "掴み潰す"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tsukamidokoro",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "掴",
          "つか"
        ],
        [
          "所",
          "どころ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "掴み所"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tsukamidoru",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "掴",
          "つか"
        ],
        [
          "取",
          "ど"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "掴み取る"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tsukaminage",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "掴",
          "つか"
        ],
        [
          "投",
          "な"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "掴み投げ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tsukamibōkō",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "掴",
          "つか"
        ],
        [
          "奉",
          "ぼう"
        ],
        [
          "公",
          "こう"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "掴み奉公"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tsukamiryōri",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "掴",
          "つか"
        ],
        [
          "料",
          "りょう"
        ],
        [
          "理",
          "り"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "掴み料理"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kaitsukamu",
      "word": "掻い掴む"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kattsukamu",
      "word": "掻っ掴む"
    },
    {
      "roman": "hittsukamu",
      "word": "引っ掴む"
    },
    {
      "roman": "hikitsukamu",
      "word": "引き掴む"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "束",
        "3": "む",
        "pos2": "verb-forming suffix indicating “to look like, to seem like”",
        "t1": "bunch, bundle",
        "tr1": "tsuka",
        "tr2": "-mu"
      },
      "expansion": "束 (tsuka, “bunch, bundle”) + む (-mu, verb-forming suffix indicating “to look like, to seem like”)",
      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Derived from 束 (tsuka, “bunch, bundle”) + む (-mu, verb-forming suffix indicating “to look like, to seem like”).\nFirst cited to a text from 850.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "掴む",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "掴",
          "つか"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tsukamu",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "掴み",
      "roman": "tsukami",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "掴",
          "つか"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "掴んだ",
      "roman": "tsukanda",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "掴",
          "つか"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ja-go-mu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "掴ま",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "つかま",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tsukama",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "掴み",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "つかみ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tsukami",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "掴む",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "つかむ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tsukamu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "掴め",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "つかめ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tsukame",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "掴まれる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "つかまれる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tsukamareru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "掴ませる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "掴ます",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "つかませる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "つかます",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tsukamaseru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tsukamasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "掴める",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "つかめる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tsukameru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "掴もう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "つかもう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tsukamō",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "掴まない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "つかまない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tsukamanai",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "掴まず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "つかまず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tsukamazu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "掴みます",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "つかみます",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tsukamimasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "掴んだ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "つかんだ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tsukanda",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "掴んで",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "つかんで",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tsukande",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "掴めば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "つかめば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tsukameba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ja-conj-bungo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "掴ま",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "つかま",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tukama",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "掴み",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "つかみ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tukami",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "掴む",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "stem",
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "つかむ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "stem",
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tukamu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "掴む",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "つかむ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tukamu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "attributive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "掴め",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "realis",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "つかめ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "realis",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tukame",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "realis"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "掴め",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "つかめ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tukame",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "掴まず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "つかまず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tukamazu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "掴めど",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "contrastive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "つかめど",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "contrastive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tukamedo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "contrastive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "掴めば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "つかめば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tukameba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "掴まば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "つかまば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tukamaba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "掴みき",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "つかみき",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tukamiki",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "掴みけり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "つかみけり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tukamikeri",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "掴みつ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "つかみつ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tukamitu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "掴みぬ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "つかみぬ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tukaminu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "掴めり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "掴みたり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "つかめり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "つかみたり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tukameri",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tukamitari",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "掴まむ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "つかまむ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tukamamu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "つかむ",
        "tr": "trans",
        "type": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "掴(つか)む • (tsukamu) transitive godan (stem 掴(つか)み (tsukami), past 掴(つか)んだ (tsukanda))",
      "name": "ja-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "つか",
        "2": "4-m"
      },
      "name": "ja-conj-bungo"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "verb",
  "proverbs": [
    {
      "roman": "oboreru mono wa wara o mo tsukamu",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "溺",
          "おぼ"
        ],
        [
          "者",
          "もの"
        ],
        [
          "藁",
          "わら"
        ],
        [
          "掴",
          "つか"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "溺れる者は藁をも掴む"
    },
    {
      "roman": "taoruru tokoro ni tsuchi o tsukamu",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "倒",
          "たお"
        ],
        [
          "所",
          "ところ"
        ],
        [
          "土",
          "つち"
        ],
        [
          "掴",
          "つか"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "倒るる所に土を掴む"
    }
  ],
  "related": [
    {
      "roman": "ushi tsukamu bakari no kuragari",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "牛",
          "うし"
        ],
        [
          "掴",
          "つか"
        ],
        [
          "暗",
          "くら"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "牛掴むばかりの暗がり"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kumo o tsukamu",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "雲",
          "くも"
        ],
        [
          "掴",
          "つか"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "雲を掴む"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kokū o tsukamu",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "虚",
          "こ"
        ],
        [
          "空",
          "くう"
        ],
        [
          "掴",
          "つか"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "虚空を掴む"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kokoro o tsukamu",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "心",
          "こころ"
        ],
        [
          "掴",
          "つか"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "心を掴む"
    },
    {
      "roman": "shippo o tsukamu",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "尻尾",
          "しっぽ"
        ],
        [
          "掴",
          "つか"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "尻尾を掴む"
    },
    {
      "roman": "suna o tsukamu",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "砂",
          "すな"
        ],
        [
          "掴",
          "つか"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "砂を掴む"
    },
    {
      "roman": "nurete de awa o tsukamu",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "濡",
          "ぬ"
        ],
        [
          "手",
          "て"
        ],
        [
          "粟",
          "あわ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "濡れ手で粟をつかむ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tsukaneru",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "束",
          "つか"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "束ねる"
    },
    {
      "roman": "hāku suru",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "把",
          "は"
        ],
        [
          "握",
          "あく"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "把握する"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to grab"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "grab",
          "grab#Verb"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to grip, take hold of"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "grip",
          "grip#Verb"
        ],
        [
          "take hold",
          "take hold"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to accept (a bribe)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "accept",
          "accept"
        ],
        [
          "bribe",
          "bribe"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to abduct, kidnap"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "abduct",
          "abduct"
        ],
        [
          "kidnap",
          "kidnap"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to capture, grasp (imagination, hearts, opportunities, etc.)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "capture",
          "capture"
        ],
        [
          "grasp",
          "grasp"
        ],
        [
          "imagination",
          "imagination"
        ],
        [
          "heart",
          "heart"
        ],
        [
          "opportunities",
          "opportunities"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "つかむ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[t͡sɨᵝka̠mɯ̟ᵝ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "掴む"
}
{
  "called_from": "parser/1336",
  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
  "path": [
    "掴む"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "掴む",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'Mizenkei (\"imperfective\")'",
  "path": [
    "掴む"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "掴む",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'Ren’yōkei (\"continuative\")'",
  "path": [
    "掴む"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "掴む",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'Shūshikei (\"terminal\")'",
  "path": [
    "掴む"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "掴む",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'Rentaikei (\"attributive\")'",
  "path": [
    "掴む"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "掴む",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'Kateikei (\"hypothetical\")'",
  "path": [
    "掴む"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "掴む",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'Meireikei (\"imperative\")'",
  "path": [
    "掴む"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "掴む",
  "trace": ""
}

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