# 握 — grip; grasp

握 means “grip; grasp”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 12 strokes. On'yomi: アク (aku). Kun'yomi: にぎ(る) (nigiru). You'll see it in words such as 握る (nigiru, “to clasp; to grasp”).

- Meaning: grip; grasp
- On'yomi: アク (aku)
- Kun'yomi: にぎ(る) (nigiru)
- Strokes: 12
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Hands at work 2

## How to remember 握

Parts: 扌 hand · 屋 dealer

## Words with 握

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 握る | にぎる (nigiru) | to clasp; to grasp |
| 握り | にぎり (nigiri) | grasping; gripping |

## Don't confuse it with

[屋](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/dealer/) · [室](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/room/)

## More in the “Hands at work 2” set

[抑](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/hold-down/) · [繰](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/wind-thread/) · [懸](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/suspend/) · [棄](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/abandon/) · [揮](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/brandish/) · [獲](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/seize/) · [譲](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/yield/) · [握](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/grip/)

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