JLPT N1 · 7 strokes
Kanji 把: "grasp, faggot, bunch"
The kanji 把 means "grasp, faggot, bunch, counter for bundles". It is written with 7 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ハ, ワ in on'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ハワ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | grasp, faggot, bunch, counter for bundles |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 7 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1569 of 2,501 |
Common words with 把
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 把握grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold
- 大雑把rough (estimate, summary, etc.); broad; general; sweeping · careless (e.g. work); sloppy; crude
- 状況把握(one's) grasp of the situation; knowing how matters stand
- 銃把grip of a gun
- 現状把握grasping the present situation; having an accurate grasp of the situation
- 把counter for bundles
- 十把一絡げlumping together (things or people); treating (everyone) alike; handling indiscriminately; making sweeping generalizations
- 把持grasp; hold; grip
- 把捉grasping (a meaning)
- 一把bundle; bunch
- 握把holding; gripping · grip (sword, gun, etc.); hilt; handle
- 把握反射grasp reflex; palmar grasp reflex
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