Word Meaning 一握り

ひとにぎり hitonigiri

一握り is read as ひとにぎり (hitonigiri) and means handful.

Meaning

English

  1. handful
  2. small amount
  3. small number

Reading

Kana

ひとにぎり

Romaji

hitonigiri

Writing Variants

  • ひと握り ひとにぎり hitonigiri

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 5261 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

一握

いちあく

handful

一本釣り

いっぽんずり

fishing with a pole

一点張り

いってんばり

always making the same bet

一通り

ひととおり

one method

一回り

ひとまわり

one cycle of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac

一番乗り

いちばんのり

first (person) to arrive

一応

いちおう

just in case

一生懸命

いっしょうけんめい

very hard

一致

いっち

union

一瞬

いっしゅん

instant

一概に

いちがいに

unconditionally

Example Sentences

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Only a handful of people came to the meeting.

Only a handful of people know the fact.

Only a few people know the truth.

Few people can buy such an expensive car.

I had only a small sum of money on me at that time.

The difficulties of the Japanese language prevent all but a handful of foreigners from approaching the literature in the original.