# 摘 pluck

(handleft) + (Yosemite Sam) Same-ON
★★☆☆☆
14 strokes

## Onyomi

TEKI |

## Mnemonic

| Yosemite Sam's hands pluck his prodigious Moustache.

## Kunyomi

つ*む | literally, to prune - the gardener prunes the bushes. Figuratively, to nip in the bud. It's often used in the phrase 才能を摘む (sainou wo tsumu,to stunt the emotional growth of your kids).(BOOBOO: plucking a single flower is ぬく, not つむ） ★★☆☆☆

## Jukugo

指摘(してき) する | To point out a shortcoming ★★☆☆☆ 指 (finger / point at) + 摘 (pluck) = 指摘 (To point out a shortcoming) To point out a shortcoming - You can use it about your friends. Or "The critic pointed out the shortcomings of the play."

## Synonyms

expose hidden thing 暴く ばれる 摘発 指摘
pinch つねる ピンチ 挟む 抜 取り出す 摘む