Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 掻い摘む(かいつまむ) in Japanese

掻い摘む, 掻い摘まむ, かい摘む
Kana Reading
かいつまむ
Romaji
kaitsumamu
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Godan verb with `mu' ending, transitive verb
    Meaning
    to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
    Example sentence
    かいつまんで話せば初恋結婚したのだ To make a long story short, he married his first love.

Examples of 掻い摘む, 掻い摘まむ, かい摘む, かいつまむ in a sentence


Verb Conjugations

Non-Past

Plain
掻い摘む
Plain Polite
掻い摘みます
Negative
掻い摘まない
Negative Polite
掻い摘みません

Past

Plain
掻い摘んだ
Plain Polite
掻い摘みました
Negative
掻い摘まなかった
Negative Polite
掻い摘みませんでした

Te

Plain
掻い摘んで
Plain Polite
掻い摘みまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
掻い摘まれる
Plain Polite
掻い摘まれます
Negative
掻い摘まれない
Negative Polite
掻い摘まれません
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Kanji in this word

JLPT 1

14 strokes

pinch, pick, pluck, trim, clip, summarize

On'Yomi: テキ

Kun'Yomi: つ.む

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11 strokes

scratch, rake, comb, paddle, behead

On'Yomi: ソウ

Kun'Yomi: か.く

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