Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of つまみ食い(つまみぐい) in Japanese

つまみ食い, 摘まみ食い, 摘み食い, 撮み食い
Kana Reading
つまみぐい
Romaji
tsumamigui
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    eating with one's fingers
    Example sentence
    つまみ食いと言うか、完食していたように見えたが。 You say you had a nibble, it looked to me like you'd polished it off.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    snitching food; snatched food; secret eating; food snatched and eaten without the meal starting
    Example sentence
    彼はケーキをつまみ食いするのを見られた。 He was seen to eat a piece of cake secretly.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    embezzlement; misappropriation; exploiting something
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    flirting

Examples of つまみ食い, 摘まみ食い, 摘み食い, 撮み食い, つまみぐい in a sentence

Kanji in this word

撮 JLPT 1

15 strokes

snapshot, take pictures

On'Yomi: サツ

Kun'Yomi: と.る, つま.む, -ど.り

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摘 JLPT 1

14 strokes

pinch, pick, pluck, trim, clip, summarize

On'Yomi: テキ

Kun'Yomi: つ.む

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食 JLPT 5

9 strokes

eat, food

On'Yomi: ショク, ジキ

Kun'Yomi: く.う, く.らう, た.べる, は.む

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