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On'yomi
アク
AKU
Kun'yomi
にぎ.る
nigiru

grip · hold · mould sushi · bribe

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Strokes12
Frequency#1003
Radicalhand(4)

Stroke Order

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Strokes12

Component Breakdown

=

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