Word Meaning 鍵を握る

かぎをにぎる kagi o nigiru

鍵を握る is read as かぎをにぎる (kagi o nigiru) and means to hold the key (to).

Meaning

English

to hold the key (to)

Reading

Kana

かぎをにぎる

Romaji

kagi o nigiru

Writing Variants

かぎを握る かぎをにぎる kagionigiru
カギを握る かぎをにぎる kagionigiru
鍵をにぎる かぎをにぎる kagionigiru

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 33 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 2級 Proverb ✓ Rank 137003 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

勝敗の鍵を握る

しょうはいのかぎをにぎる

to have the game in one's hands

鍵盤

けんばん

keyboard (of a piano, typewriter, etc.)

握る

にぎる

to clasp

握り締める

にぎりしめる

to grasp tightly

政権を握る

せいけんをにぎる

to come to power

権力を握る

けんりょくをにぎる

to seize power

主導権を握る

しゅどうけんをにぎる

to seize the initiative

手を握る

てをにぎる

to join forces (with)

手に汗握る

てにあせにぎる

to sit on the edge of one's seat

手に汗を握る

てにあせをにぎる

to sit on the edge of one's seat

鍵

かぎ

key

握り寿司

にぎりずし

nigirizushi