掴む

つかむ

to seize; to catch; to grasp; to grip

JLPT N3 common word Also written 摑む、攫む、把む、捉む

Meaning

v5mvt
to seize; to catch; to grasp; to grip; to grab; to clutch; to hold; to catch hold of; to lay one's hands on
v5mvt
to obtain; to acquire; to get; to win; to capture
v5mvt
to understand; to grasp; to comprehend

Example sentences

被告人が審理中に保安係りのピストルを掴み判事を撃った。

The defendant was about to stand trial when he grabbed the deputy's gun and shot the judge.
僕は彼女の手を掴んだ。

I caught her by the hand.
彼は私の手首を掴んだ。

He seized me by the wrist.