把

grasp

Stroke count: 7

Readings

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Jōyō Grade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

graspRtK
大雑把に言えば、バスには３０名ほどの人達がいました。Roughly speaking, there were about 30 people in the bus.tatoeba
彼はその情況を把握していた。He was master of the situation.tatoeba
faggot
bunch
counter for bundles

Radicals and components

Radical手hand 扌variant

Components

How it's built

把

→
→
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Mnemonic (RtK)

ⓘ

finger · fingers · mosaic

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1889

Compound words

把握するはあくする

把握はあく

grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip

大雑把おおざっぱ

rough (estimate, summary, etc.); broad; general; sweeping; loose

一把いちわ

把むつかむ

把手とって

把捉はそく

grasping (a meaning)

把っ手とって

十把一絡げじっぱひとからげ

lumping together (things or people)

十把ひとからげじっぱひとからげ

lumping together (things or people)

Additional Examples

大雑把に言えば、バスには３０名ほどの人達がいました。

Roughly speaking, there were about 30 people in the bus.tatoeba

十把一からげにしないで、もう少し個別案件をきちんと検討してくださいよ。

Don't lump all these issues together. You need to give every single one careful consideration.tatoeba

Stroke Order

7 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 把

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step