握 — kanji meaning “grip”
握
grip, hold, mould sushi, bribe
- Meanings
- grip, hold, mould sushi, bribe
- On'yomi
- アク (aku)
- Kun'yomi
- にぎ.る
- Strokes
- 12
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1003 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 64
- Chinese reading
- wò — Chinese character page
Words with 握
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 握手 | あくしゅ akushu | handshake |
| 把握 | はあく haaku | grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control |
| 握る | にぎる nigiru | to clasp; to grasp; to grip |
| 握り | にぎり nigiri | grasping; gripping; grasp |
| 掌握 | しょうあく shouaku | grasping; seizing; holding |
| 握力 | あくりょく akuryoku | grip (of hand); grip strength |
| 握り飯 | にぎりめし nigirimeshi | onigiri; rice ball |
| 一握り | ひとにぎり hitonigiri | a handful (of) |
| お握り | おにぎり onigiri | onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori) |
| 握り拳 | にぎりこぶし nigirikobushi | clenched fist |
| 握らす | にぎらす nigirasu | to let (someone) take hold of your hand |
| 握り屋 | にぎりや nigiriya | miser; grasping fellow |
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