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握

握 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Origin of the character

形声。「手」+音符「屋」。「にぎる」を意味する漢語｛握｝を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

grip, hold, mould sushi, bribe

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • アクJHS
Kun (native)
  • にぎ(る)JHS
Other languages
  • 拼音wo4
  • 한글ag
  • Hán-ViệtÁc

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
12 strokes
Radical
手(て)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 1
Unicode
U+63E1

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰扌屋

Words using this kanji

  • 握手あくしゅ親愛の情などを示すために、原則としてお互いの右手を握り合うこと。もとは、互いに敵意を抱いていないということを示すために利き腕を相手にゆだねたことに由来。handshake, reconciliation, joining hands, cooperation
  • 握るにぎる「にぎる」を参照。to clasp, to grasp, to grip, to clutch
  • 握らすにぎらすto let (someone) take hold of your hand
  • 握りにぎり「にぎり」を参照。grasping, gripping, grasp, grip
  • 握力あくりょく物を握る力。その強さ。grip (of hand), grip strength
  • 握り飯にぎりめしonigiri, rice ball
  • 握り締めるにぎりしめるto grasp tightly
  • 握斧あくふ(Paleolithic) hand axe
  • 握把あくはholding, gripping, grip (sword, gun, etc.), hilt
  • 握々にぎにぎholding tightly, squeezing, onigiri, rice ball
  • 握り屋にぎりやmiser, grasping fellow
  • 握力計あくりょくけい握力を計測するための器械。hand dynamometer
  • 握り拳にぎりこぶしclenched fist
  • 握り箸にぎりばしgrasping one's chopsticks the same way one might hold a walking stick (a breach of etiquette)
  • 握り鋏にぎりばさみU-shaped scissors with no place to put one's fingers, shears
  • 握手会あくしゅかいhandshake event, handshake session
  • 握り屁にぎりぺfarting into one's hand, cupping a fart
  • 握り手にぎりてmiser, penny-pincher, one who makes nigirizushi, etc., handle
  • 握髪吐哺あくはつとほ賢人を迎えるのに熱心であること。なお、握髪のみでこの義あり。握髪は（洗髪を中断し）髪を握ること、なお、吐哺は（食事を中断し）口の中の食べ物を吐き出すこと。(a statesman making) extraordinary efforts to find and employ capable persons (persons of great wisdom)
  • 握らせるにぎらせるto let a person take hold of, to bribe by slipping money into a person's hand

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

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Lookup codes

SKIP
1-3-9
Four Corner
5701.4
Spahn–Hadamitzky
3c9.17
Heisig
1139
Nelson
1963