What does kanji 握 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 握 is grip.

How is kanji 握 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 握 are にぎ.る; the onyomi readings are アク.

What is the main radical of kanji 握?

The main radical for kanji 握 is 手.

What words use kanji 握?

Example words that use kanji 握 include 握手, 握る, 握り, 握力.

JōyōJLPT N1Kanken 4

握

Meaning

Kanji 握

grip

grip, hold, mould sushi, bribe

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: にぎ.る
Onyomi 音読み: アク
Nanori 名乗り: -

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #1003
Strokes: 12
Radical: 手
Components: 厶 • 土 • 尸 • 扎 • 至
Kanji Kentei: Level 4
Similar Kanji: 渥 • 屋 • 幄 • 喔 • 偓 • 箼 • 䌂

Related vocabulary

Showing 31 common entries

Showing 31 of 52 entries that include this kanji.

握手

あくしゅ

handshake

握る

にぎる

to clasp

握り

にぎり

method to determine player colors

握力

あくりょく

grip (of hand)

握りしめる

にぎりしめる

to grasp tightly

握飯

にぎりめし

rice ball

握らす

にぎらす

to let (someone) take hold of your hand

握らせる

にぎらせる

to let a person take hold of

握りあう

にぎりあう

to clasp together (esp. hands)

握りこぶし

にぎりこぶし

clenched fist

握りこむ

にぎりこむ

to grip

握りつぶし

にぎりつぶし

shelving

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

彼は私の手を強く握った。

he gripped my hand tightly.

秘密は彼が握っている。

he holds the secret.

彼女は拳を握って立ち上がった。

she stood up with her fists clenched.

すし職人が一つずつ丁寧に握った。

the sushi chef carefully moulded them one by one.

彼は証人に金を握らせた。

he bribed the witness with money.

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