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Kanji Detail for 把 - "grasp, handle, bundle"

把

  • Meaning

    把 means "grasp, handle, bundle."

    1. Grasp - To hold firmly; to grip.

    2. Handle - The part by which something is held.

    3. Bundle - A group of things held together.

  • Words using 把

    • 把握 はあく Listen grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control
    • 大雑把 おおざっぱ Listen rough (estimate, summary, etc.); broad; general

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    • Verified meaning: grasp, handle, bundle
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    grasp; faggot; bunch; counter for bundles

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    hold, take; guard; regard as

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to hold; to grasp; to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate; handlebar; classifier: handful, bundle, bunch; classifier for things with handles; (used to put the object before the verb: 把[ba3] + {noun} + {verb})

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to grasp, to hold; to guard, to take; handle

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To grasp. Such as 把臂, 把袖. Colloquially, having matters under control is 有把握. | The handle of an implement is 把. Hence, one handle is colloquially 一把. | Meaning to guard. Such as the doorkeeper being 把門.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    ha(ハ) ハ

    wa(ワ) ワ

  • Kunyomi

    tip
    none

  • Strokes

    tip

    7 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    手 扌 (te・tehen)

  • Related Keywords

    grasp handle bundle take hold bunch clasp clutch grip seize gather group secure firmly

Sentences including 把

  • He was master of the situation.

  • I grasped the entire structure of his argument.

  • I was able to grasp the main points of the speech.

  • She is able to grasp the situation.

  • We admire his hold on the situation.

  • She has good control over her class.

  • Are there any problems we should know about?

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

  • We kept track of all our expenses while we were in Australia.

  • Sorry, but it all came about so suddenly that I haven't got a handle on the situation yet.

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