握

grip

Stroke count: 12

Readings

On readingアク

Kun readingにぎ.る

Jōyō Grade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

gripRtK
彼は片手でハンドルを握り、もう一方の手を私のほうに振った。He held the wheel with one hand and waved to me with the other.tatoeba
彼は彼女に近寄って握手をした。He went up to her and they shook hands.tatoeba
hold
mould sushi
bribe

to clasp
to grasp
to grip
to clutch
to hold (the answer)

Popular Usage

Radicals and components

Radical手hand 扌variant

Components

How it's built

握

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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finger · fingers · roof (宀) · flag climax · wall · one (一) · ceiling (冖) · elbow · soil (土) · dirt (土) · ground (土)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1139

Compound words

握手あくしゅ

handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation

握るにぎる

to clasp; to grasp; to grip; to clutch; to hold (the answer)

grasping; gripping; grasp; grip; clutch

握力あくりょく

grip (of hand); grip strength

掌握しょうあく

grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over

把握はあく

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

握らすにぎらす

to let (someone) take hold of your hand

一握りひとにぎり

a handful (of); small amount (of); small number (of); trouncing; crushing

(Paleolithic) hand axe

(a statesman making) extraordinary efforts to find and employ capable persons (persons of great wisdom)

握りつぶしにぎりつぶし

shelving

Additional Examples

彼は彼女に近づいて握手した。

He went up to her and they shook hands.tatoeba

彼は彼女と握手をして微笑んだ。

He shook hands with her and smiled.tatoeba

Stroke Order

12 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 握

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