► 動詞
掴む [(2)つかむ] meaning: grab rank: 1
☆ 彼は彼女の腕を掴んだ ⇨ He grabbed her arm
掴まる [つかまる] meaning: hold on rank: 1
☆ しっかりつかまれ！ ⇨ Hold on tight!
掴む [(2)つかむ] [liter] meaning: obtain rank: 1
☆ 彼は絶好の機会を掴んだ ⇨ He grabbed at the greatest opportunity
☆ 彼等はやっと幸せを掴んだ ⇨ They finally got a hold on happiness
掴む [(2)つかむ] [liter] meaning: find rank: 2
☆ 警察は犯人の居所を掴んだ ⇨ The police found out the whereabout of the suspect
掴み掛かる [(5)つかみかかる] meaning: attack rank: 3
☆ 男が彼に掴み掛かった ⇨ A man lunged and grabbed him by the shirt
掴み合う [(4)つかみあう] meaning: wrestle rank: 3
☆ 二人の男は掴み合った ⇨ The two men wrestled
掴ませる [(4)つかませる] meaning: deceive rank: 4
☆ 中古車屋にポンコツを掴ませられた ⇨ The used car dealer dupe me with a clunker (☛ Deceive someone into paying money for something worthless)
掴ませる [(4)つかませる] meaning: give rank: 4
☆ 政治家は彼に金を掴ませて黙らせた ⇨ The politician gave him some money and silenced him
► 名詞
掴み所 [つかみどころ] [掴み所の無い] meaning: understand rank: 4
☆ あいつは掴み所の無い奴だ ⇨ He is a hard guy to figure out (☛ Literally “place to grab”)