N31144/1669

握にぎる

godan verbgodan verb (archaic)verb (generic)transitive verb

にぎる

to clasp, to grasp, to grip, to clutch
to hold (the answer), to have (e.g. the solution), to be the key, to be the reason
to seize (power), to hold (the reins), to dominate, to control
to make (nigirizushi, rice ball, etc.), to form (with one's hands), to press into shape, to mold, to mould

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Example sentences

彼女かのじょの手てをしっかり握にぎった。

I firmly grasped her hand.

父ちちは権力けんりょくを握にぎることに執着しゅうちゃくしていた。

My father was obsessed with seizing power.

この証拠しょうこが事件じけんの鍵かぎを握にぎっている。

This evidence holds the key to the case.

緊張きんちょうして、ペンをきつく握にぎりすぎた。

I was nervous and gripped the pen too tightly.

祖母そぼは孫まごのために愛情あいじょうを込こめておにぎりを握にぎってくれた。

My grandmother made rice balls for her grandchild with love.

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

fruit, nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content, substance

joint, knuckle; tune, melody; node (of a plant stem), joint, knot (in wood), knob; (notable) point, part; node

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floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

fruit, nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content, substance

joint, knuckle; tune, melody; node (of a plant stem), joint, knot (in wood), knob; (notable) point, part; node

sentence; composition, text, writings; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts), academia, literature; statement

price, cost; value, worth, merit

elephant (Elephantidae spp.)