Kanji Kaisen

漢字Kanji · in Human Body & People

握: grip, hold

Also: mould sushi, bribe

JLPT N112 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met

扌 carries the meaning · 屋 gives the sound

12 strokes

Two readings, and the words that use each

アクaku · on'yomi · in compounds

  • 握手あくしゅ
  • 把握はあくgrasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.)
  • 掌握しょうあくgrasping; seizing; holding
  • 握力あくりょくgrip (of hand); grip strength

にぎるnigiru · kun'yomi · on its own

  • 握るにぎるto clasp; to grasp; to grip
  • 握りにぎりgrasping; gripping; grasp
  • 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)

Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Memory story · made up to help you remember

“Imagine a hand reaching out from the left to grab, hold, or shape the world! When you see these three strokes, think of a hand in motion.”
More in the 扌 hand story
繋がり
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
扌

Also built on hand (扌)

All 88
屋

Also built on roof (屋)

握 takes the 屋 family's reading, アク (aku).

Also read アク

2 kanji share this on'yomi

Easy to confuse

The difference, side by side
握 grip · 扌
vs渥 kindness · 氵
握 has 扌 where 渥 has 氵.
In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · wò

Same form: 握 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).

Simplified
握 mainland China, Singapore
Traditional
握 Taiwan, Hong Kong

Pinyin wò most common reading

Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.

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