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01godan verb · transitive

usually kana

to seize; to catch; to grasp; to grip; to grab; to clutch; to hold; to catch hold of; to lay one's hands on

02godan verb · transitive

usually kana

to obtain; to acquire; to get; to win; to capture

03godan verb · transitive

usually kana

to understand; to grasp; to comprehend

だれかが私の腕をつかんだ。

Somebody caught me by the arm.

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夢をつかめ！

Get the dream.

彼の腕を掴んだ。

She took him by the arm.

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摑む (rarely used kanji form)攫む (rarely used kanji form)

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