握にぎり
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Meanings
Noun
1. grasping; gripping; grasp; grip; clutch
2. handful; fistful
3. handle; grip; knob
4. onigiri; rice ball (Abbreviation)
5. nigirizushi; hand-formed sushi with a topping of seafood, etc. (Abbreviation)
6. nigiri; determining who plays black by taking a handful of white stones and using one or two black stones to guess whether it is odd or even (Usually kana, usu. ニギリ)
Kanji used
Pitch accent
にぎり
Used in vocabulary
ひとにぎり
a handful (of); small amount (of); small number (of); trouncing; crushing; putting down (with ease)
Noun
にぎり寿ず司し
nigirizushi; hand-pressed vinegared rice topped with seafood
Noun
握にぎり飯めし
onigiri; rice ball
Noun
握にぎり拳こぶし
clenched fist
Noun
握にぎり屋や
miser; grasping fellow
Noun
握にぎり箸ばし
grasping one's chopsticks the same way one might hold a walking stick (a breach of etiquette)
Noun
握にぎり鋏ばさみ
U-shaped scissors with no place to put one's fingers; shears
Noun
握にぎり金ぎん玉たま
having nothing to do; idling
Expression
握にぎり手て
miser; penny-pincher; one who makes nigirizushi, etc.; handle; grip; knob
Noun
Examples1
I tried to open the door, and the doorknob came off.