把

grasp; faggot; bunch; counter for bundles

7 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 1569.

Readings

• ハ (on reading): 把握 (はあく) grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); 大雑把 (おおざっぱ) rough (estimate, summary, etc.)
• ワ (on reading): 把 (わ) counter for bundles; 一把 (いちわ) bundle

Components

• 扌
• 巴
• ⺘ radical hand, left-side form of 手
• 巴 radical comma shape

Words using 把

• 把握 (はあく) grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.)
• 大雑把 (おおざっぱ) rough (estimate, summary, etc.)
• 把持 (はじ) grasp
• 銃把 (じゅうは) grip of a gun
• 現状把握 (げんじょうはあく) grasping the present situation
• 把 (わ) counter for bundles
• 一把 (いちわ) bundle
• 薪雑把 (まきざっぽう) split firewood

16 words in all.

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