The Kanji Map

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

564 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 14

Meaning: pinch, pick, pluck, trim, clip, summarize

Kunyomi: つ.む

Onyomi: テキ

Composition: 扌啇

摘

Radical: 手

Meaning: hand

Reading: て

Frequency: 1,203

Alternative forms:

扌(

)龵

摘発（テキハツ） exposing, unmasking, laying bare

摘出（テキシュツ） picking out, taking out, (surgical) removal, exposure

摘む（つむ） to pick, to pluck, to snip, to cut, to nip, to trim