JLPT N1 · 12 strokes
Kanji 握: "grip, hold, mould sushi"
The kanji 握 means "grip, hold, mould sushi, bribe". It is written with 12 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read アク in on'yomi and にぎ.る in kun'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)
アク
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
にぎ.る
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 | grip, hold, mould sushi, bribe |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 12 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1003 of 2,501 |
Common words with 握
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 握るto clasp; to grasp; to grip; to clutch · to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to be the key; to be the reason
- 把握grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold
- 拳を握るto make a fist; to clench one's fist
- 握手handshake · reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
- 握り締めるto grasp tightly
- お握りonigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
- 握り返すto grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
- 掌握grasping; seizing; holding; commanding
- 握りつぶすto crush (with one's hands) · to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration); to pigeonhole
- 握力grip (of hand); grip strength
- 主導権を握るto seize the initiative
- 握手を交わすto shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other
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