There are 17 total results for your 握る search.
| Characters | Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
握る see styles |
nigiru にぎる |
(transitive verb) (1) to clasp; to grasp; to grip; to clutch; (transitive verb) (2) to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to be the key; to be the reason; (transitive verb) (3) to seize (power); to hold (the reins); to dominate; to control; (transitive verb) (4) to make (nigirizushi, rice ball, etc.); to form (with one's hands); to press into shape; to mold; to mould |
手を握る see styles |
teonigiru てをにぎる |
(exp,v5r) (idiom) to join forces (with); to ally oneself (with); to hold hands |
拳を握る see styles |
kobushionigiru こぶしをにぎる |
(exp,v5r) to make a fist; to clench one's fist |
鍵を握る see styles |
kagionigiru かぎをにぎる |
(exp,v5r) (often after ~の with the meaning 'to hold the key to ~') to hold the key |
寿司を握る see styles |
sushionigiru すしをにぎる |
(exp,v5r) {food} to make hand-rolled sushi |
弱みを握る see styles |
yowamionigiru よわみをにぎる |
(exp,v5r) to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone) |
手に汗握る see styles |
teniasenigiru てにあせにぎる |
(exp,v5r) (idiom) to sit on the edge of one's seat; to be in breathless suspense |
政権を握る see styles |
seikenonigiru / sekenonigiru せいけんをにぎる |
(exp,v5r) to come to power; to assume the reins of government |
権力を握る see styles |
kenryokuonigiru けんりょくをにぎる |
(exp,v5r) to seize power |
主導権を握る see styles |
shudoukenonigiru / shudokenonigiru しゅどうけんをにぎる |
(exp,v5r) to seize the initiative |
手に汗を握る see styles |
teniaseonigiru てにあせをにぎる |
(exp,v5r) (idiom) to sit on the edge of one's seat; to be in breathless suspense |
ハンドルを握る see styles |
handoruonigiru ハンドルをにぎる |
(exp,v5r) to hold the steering wheel; to drive (a car) |
人の金玉を握る see styles |
hitonokintamaonigiru ひとのきんたまをにぎる |
(exp,v5r) to grab a person by his vulnerable spot; to curry favour with one's superior; to curry favor with one's superior |
勝敗の鍵を握る see styles |
shouhainokagionigiru / shohainokagionigiru しょうはいのかぎをにぎる |
(exp,v5r) to have the game in one's hands; to hold the key to victory |
財布の紐を握る see styles |
saifunohimoonigiru さいふのひもをにぎる |
(exp,v5r) to hold the purse strings |
Variations: |
kagionigiru(鍵o握ru, kagio握ru); kagionigiru(kagio握ru) かぎをにぎる(鍵を握る, かぎを握る); カギをにぎる(カギを握る) |
(exp,v5r) (idiom) to hold the key (to) |
Variations: |
kagionigiru; kagionigiru(sk) かぎをにぎる; カギをにぎる(sk) |
(exp,v5r) (idiom) to hold the key (to) |
Information about this dictionary:
Apparently, we were the first ones who were crazy enough to think that western people might want a combined Chinese, Japanese, and Buddhist dictionary.
A lot of westerners can't tell the difference between Chinese and Japanese - and there is a reason for that. Chinese characters and even whole words were borrowed by Japan from the Chinese language in the 5th century. Much of the time, if a word or character is used in both languages, it will have the same or a similar meaning. However, this is not always true. Language evolves, and meanings independently change in each language.
Example: The Chinese character 湯 for soup (hot water) has come to mean bath (hot water) in Japanese. They have the same root meaning of "hot water", but a 湯屋 sign on a bathhouse in Japan would lead a Chinese person to think it was a "soup house" or a place to get a bowl of soup. See this: Japanese Bath House
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