Word Meaning 握り

にぎり nigiri

握り is read as にぎり (nigiri) and means method to determine player colors.

Meaning

English

  1. method to determine player colors
  2. rice ball
  3. handful
  4. fistful
  5. nigirizushi
  6. hand-formed sushi with a topping of seafood, etc.
  7. handle
  8. grip

Reading

Kana

にぎり

Romaji

nigiri

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 6843 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

握り寿司

にぎりずし

nigirizushi

握手

あくしゅ

handshake

握る

にぎる

to clasp

握力

あくりょく

grip (of hand)

握り締める

にぎりしめる

to grasp tightly

握り飯

にぎりめし

rice ball

握らす

にぎらす

to let (someone) take hold of your hand

握手会

あくしゅかい

handshake event

握力計

あくりょくけい

hand dynamometer

握手を交わす

あくしゅをかわす

to shake each other's hands

握り手

にぎりて

one who makes nigirizushi, etc.

握り金玉

にぎりぎんたま

having nothing to do

Example Sentences

10

Tom squeezed Mary's hand.

Only a handful of people came to the meeting.

They're holding hands under their desks.

I grasped the rope so as not to fall.

Only a handful of people know the fact.

Tom held Mary's hand.

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.

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