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握にぎる
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, る, transitive)
1. to clasp; to grasp; to grip; to clutch
2. to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to be the key; to be the reason
3. to seize (power); to hold (the reins); to dominate; to control
4. to make (nigirizushi, rice ball, etc.); to form (with one's hands); to press into shape; to mold; to mould
Alt. forms
握にぎる
97%
にぎる
2%
Kanji used
握
grip
Pitch accent
に
ぎる
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Conjugations...Used in: 4588
Used in vocabulary (13 in total)
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to seize the initiative
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
to hold the steering wheel; to drive (a car)
to hold the key (to)
to seize power
to sit on the edge of one's seat; to be in breathless suspense
to sit on the edge of one's seat; to be in breathless suspense
to hold the key (to)
to come to power; to assume the reins of government
to make hand-rolled sushi
to hold the purse strings
to hold the key (to)
Examples (13 in total)
I have all the information.
The Air Force has the control of the airspace.
Why are you holding my hands?
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