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Keyword
grip
  • hold
  • mould sushi
  • bribe
Frequency
#1003
Strokes
12
Grade
8
JLPT (old)
N1
Heisig
1139
Readings
にぎ64%
アク36%
Mnemonic
Sliding down a roof tile by tile, your left hand shoots out and snatches the edge to grip it for dear life.
Stroke order
Composed of
扌left hand屋roof
Used in vocabulary
把は握あく
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
Noun
握あく手しゅ
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
Noun
握にぎらす
to let (someone) take hold of your hand
Godan verb
握にぎり
grasping; gripping; grasp; grip; clutch; handful; fistful; handle; knob; onigiri; …
Noun
握にぎる
to clasp; to grasp; to grip; to clutch; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to be the key; to be the reason; to seize (power); to hold (the reins); …
Godan verb
一ひと握にぎり
a handful (of); small amount (of); small number (of); trouncing; crushing; putting down (with ease)
Noun
握にぎり寿ず司し
nigirizushi; hand-pressed vinegared rice topped with seafood
Noun
掌しょう握あく
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
Noun
握にぎり締しめる
to grasp tightly
Ichidan verb
握あく力りょく
grip (of hand); grip strength
Noun
握にぎり飯めし
onigiri; rice ball
Noun
握にぎりつぶし
shelving; pigeonholing; putting to one side; strangling; throttling; crushing
Noun
握にぎり拳こぶし
clenched fist
Noun
握にぎりつぶす
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration); to pigeonhole; to smother
Godan verb