The kanji 握: meaning, readings and stroke order

握

Meaning: grip, grasp
On reading: アク aku
Kun reading: にぎ（る） nigiru
Strokes: 12
Radical: 手 hand
Level: Level 7 · junior high school

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: nắm (ác)
Japanese: にぎる。
Korean: 쥐다 (악)
Chinese: 握、抓住

Readings, words and example sentences

アク aku · on reading · less common

握あく手しゅ
handshake
はじめに 握あく手しゅをします。
First, we shake hands.

にぎ（る） nigiru · kun reading

握にぎる
to grip, to hold tight
母の手をしっかり 握にぎります。
I hold my mom's hand tightly.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.