握 — 12 strokes ／ Radical「扌」
道4Junior high level ／ 12 strokes ／ Radical「扌」
- On
- アク
- Kun
- にぎ.る
- Meaning
- grip; grasp
Origin
扌 "hand" with 屋: to enclose within the hand — to grip, to grasp.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| アク | 握手・握力・掌握 |
|---|---|
| にぎる | 握る・握り・一握り |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 握手あくしゅ
handshake
- 把握はあく
grasp; understanding
Example
全体の様子を把握しておく。
I make sure I have a grasp of the whole situation.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)