握
にぎ.る
nigiru
JLPT N112 strokesKanjiLevel 79 - JLPT N1
Quick answer
握 is the kanji for "Grip". It is a JLPT N1 kanji. The main reading is にぎ.る (nigiru). Stroke-order practice is available below.
Meaning
Grip
Also : Hold · Seize
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Readings
kunにぎ.る/ nigiruonあく/ aku
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Stroke Order
12 strokes
Radicals
扌屋
Example Sentences
二人の指導者は手を握って友好を誓った。
ふたりのしどうしゃはてをにぎってゆうこうをちかった。
The two leaders shook hands and pledged friendship.
握手についてはなします。
あくしゅについてはなします。
I talk about cooperation.
Vocabulary using 握
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun/Verb dictionary form] + に際して～に際して (ni saishite) - On the occasion of
- [Noun] + をもとに(して)～をもとに (wo moto ni) - Based on
- [Noun/Verb dictionary form] + にあたって～にあたって (ni atatte) - When doing; Upon
- [Verb/Adjective/Noun] + にしろ/にせよ～にしろ／にせよ (ni shiro/ni seyo) - Even if; Regardless of
- [Noun] + をめぐって～をめぐって (wo megutte) - Concerning; Over; Surrounding
Last updated Jul 22, 2026
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