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Kanji Detail for 握 - "to grasp, to control, handful"

握

  • Meaning

    握 means "to grasp, to control, handful."

    1. To grasp - To grip; to hold tightly.

    2. To control - To take into one's hands; to make one's own.

    3. Handful - A unit of volume; the amount one can hold.

    4. Width - A unit of length; the width of a fist.

  • Words using 握

    • 握手 あくしゅ Listen handshake; reconciliation; joining hands
    • 把握 はあく Listen grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control
    • 掌握 しょうあく Listen grasping; seizing; holding
    • 握る にぎる Listen to clasp; to grasp; to grip
    • 握らす にぎらす Listen to let (someone) take hold of your hand
    • 握り にぎり Listen grasping; gripping; grasp
    • 一握り ひとにぎり Listen a handful (of); small amount (of); small number (of)
    • 握力 あくりょく Listen grip (of hand); grip strength

  • Four-character idioms with 握

    • 握髪吐哺 あくはつとほ Listen (a statesman making) extraordinary efforts to find and employ capable persons (persons of great wisdom)

  • Tattoo check: 握

    • Verified meaning: to grasp, to control, handful
    • 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

    grip; hold; mould sushi; bribe

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    grasp, hold fast, take by hand

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to hold; to grasp; to clench (one's fist); (bound form) to have in one's control; classifier: a handful

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to grasp, to hold, to take by the hand

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

    To hold. Externally is 持; internally is 握. Such as 掌握, 把握.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    aku(アク) アク

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    nigi.ru(にぎ-る) にぎ-る

  • Strokes

    tip

    12 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    手 扌 (te・tehen)

  • Related Keywords

    to grasp to control handful grip hold grab clench clasp clutch seize squeeze fist palm compress embrace retain catch handle

Sentences including 握

  • Please shake hands.

  • He shook hands with his friend.

  • He put out his hand to me for a handshake.

  • They shook hands when they met at the airport.

  • I shook hands with jane.

  • He shook hands with me.

  • I shook hands with her.

  • Why are you holding my hands?

  • Shake hands with him.

  • I shook hands with her.

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