つねる

つねる · tsuneru · JLPT N1 · noun

pinch

🦀 Sounds like Sue near roo: a roo gives you a pinch when Sue gets too near

Crabs pinch with their claws, so the crab emoji fits. Say tsu-ne-ru fast and it sounds like Sue near roo. Pinching is what happens when someone gets too near.

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