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 ★★☆☆☆
(finger / point at) + (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