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握
On'yomi
アク
AKU
Kun'yomi
にぎ.る
nigiru
grip · hold · mould sushi · bribe
Details
Strokes12
Frequency#1003
Radical手hand(4)
Stroke Order
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Strokes12
Component Breakdown
握=
扌屋
hand + 屋
Cultural Context
Etymology
Composed of hand and roof. Covering like roof with hand.
Symbolism
Handshake, grasp, control. Represents possession and understanding.
Related Culture & Scenes
- — Showing trust with a handshake
Words & Expressions
Four-Character Compounds
握髪吐哺
あくはつとほ
(a statesman making) extraordinary efforts to find and employ capable persons (persons of great wisdom); (a statesman making) extraordinary efforts to find and employ capable persons (persons of great wisdom)
Proverbs & Idioms
握れば拳、開けば掌
にぎればこぶし、ひらけばてのひら
Closed it is a fist, open it is a palm
The same thing can be used differently