握り
にぎり
Meanings
- Noun grasping; gripping; grasp; grip; clutch
- handful; fistful
- handle; grip; knob
- onigiri; rice ball See also: 握り飯 (にぎりめし).
- nigirizushi (i.e.: hand-formed sushi with a topping of seafood, etc.) See also: にぎり寿司 (にぎりずし).
- nigiri (i.e.: determining who plays black by taking a handful of white stones and using one or two black stones to guess whether it is odd or even) (usu. ニギリ)
Kanji
- 握 grip. Read as にぎる.
Common phrases
Words containing 握り
- 一握り (ひとにぎり) a handful (of)
- 握り締める (にぎりしめる) to grasp tightly
- 握りつぶす (にぎりつぶす) to crush (with one's hands)
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