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grip
Stroke count: 12

Readings

On readingアク
Kun readingにぎ.る
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. gripRtK
  2. hold
  3. mould sushi
  4. bribe
  1. to clasp
  2. to grasp
  3. to grip
  4. to clutch
  5. to hold (the answer)

Popular Usage

握手

Radicals and components

Radical手handComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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finger · fingers · roof (宀) · flag climax · wall · one (一) · ceiling (冖) · elbow · soil (土) · dirt (土) · ground (土)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1139

Compound words

握手あくしゅ
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
握りにぎり
grasping; gripping; grasp; grip; clutch
握るにぎる
to clasp; to grasp; to grip; to clutch; to hold (the answer)
握力あくりょく
grip (of hand); grip strength
掌握しょうあく
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
把握はあく
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
握らすにぎらす
to let (someone) take hold of your hand
一握りひとにぎり
a handful (of); small amount (of); small number (of); trouncing; crushing
握り飯にぎりめし
onigiri; rice ball
御握りおにぎり
onigiri
握り締めるにぎりしめる
to grasp tightly

Stroke Order

12 strokes

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