表層形
把み
ツカミ
動詞
把み (ツカミ)
Tsukami · つかみ — to seize, to catch, to grasp, to grip, to grab, to clutch, to hold, to catch hold of, to lay one's hands on; to obtain, to acquire, to get, to win, to capture; to understand, to grasp, to comprehend
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把み in rōmaji: tsukami.
動詞
一般
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📝 掴む 🔤 五段-マ行 📐 連用形-一般
Updated: 2026年8月14日
📖 Grammar Information
| 表層形 (Surface) |
把み
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|---|---|
| 見出し語 (Lemma) |
掴む
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| 読み (Reading) |
ツカミ
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| 品詞 (POS) |
動詞・一般・*・*
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| 活用型 (Conj. Type) |
五段-マ行
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| 活用形 (Conj. Form) |
連用形-一般
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| 表記 (Orthography) |
把み
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| 読み・基本形 |
ツカム
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| 表記・基本形 |
把む
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| 見出し語の読み |
ツカム
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💡 English Meaning
把み means “to seize, to catch, to grasp, to grip, to grab, to clutch, to hold, to catch hold of, to lay one's hands on; to obtain, to acquire, to get, to win, to capture; to understand, to grasp, to comprehend” — full definition & examples →
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Reading & Info
ツカミ
Lemma: 掴む
動詞一般**
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⚡ 五段 (Godan/U-verb) Conjugations
| ます形 (Polite) |
掴みます
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| て形 (Te-form) |
掴んで
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| 過去形 (Past) |
掴んだ
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| 否定形 (Negative) |
掴まない
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| 意向形 (Volitional) |
掴みましょう
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| 可能形 (Potential) |
掴める
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| 受身形 (Passive) |
掴まれる
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| 使役形 (Causative) |
掴ませる
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What is the difference between surface form and lemma? ▼
The surface form (把み) is the exact text as it appeared in the corpus — it may be conjugated or inflected. The lemma (掴む) is the dictionary base form. For example, 食べた (surface) has the lemma 食べる.
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