Jisho

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12 strokes
Radical:
hand 手 (扌龵)
Parts:
grip, hold, mould sushi, bribe
Kun:
にぎ.る
On:
アク
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1003 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 握手 【アクシュ】 handshake, reconciliation, joining hands, cooperation
  • 握力 【アクリョク】 grip (of hand), grip strength
  • 一握 【イチアク】 handful
  • 動向把握 【ドウコウハアク】 grasping the trend, firmly understanding how the situation is developing, getting a good sense of how things are changing

Kun reading compounds

  • 握る 【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

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
wo4
Korean:
ag

Spanish

  • agarrar
  • coger
  • asir
  • empuñar
  • apretar con la mano

Portuguese

  • agarrar
  • segurar
  • moldar sushi
  • suborno

French

  • s'agripper
  • tenir
  • mouler (sushis)
  • soudoyer
999 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1467 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1963 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1566 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1370 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1714 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1831 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1257 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
911 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
714 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
427 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
535 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1068 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
12366 Morohashi
585 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2232 New Nelson (John Haig)
1059 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1139 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1538 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1372 2001 Kanji
3c9.17 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-9 SKIP code
5701.4 Four corner code
1-16-14 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
63e1 Unicode hex code

15 strokes
Radical:
bamboo 竹 (⺮)
Parts:
chopsticks
Kun:
はし
On:
チョチャク
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
2156 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 匕箸 【ヒチョ】 spoon and chopsticks

Kun reading compounds

  • 箸 【はし】 chopsticks
  • 箸洗い 【はしあらい】 simple and light soup taken between courses in a kaiseki meal, or during a formal tea ceremony
  • マイ箸 【マイばし】 one's own chopsticks, washable chopsticks carried in a case (used instead of disposable chopsticks)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhu4
Korean:
jeo

Spanish

  • palillos (para comer o cocinar)

Portuguese

French

3422 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2381 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1932 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
3359 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2363 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
26224X Morohashi
2708 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4301 New Nelson (John Haig)
2640 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1348 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
6f9.1 The Kanji Dictionary
2-6-9 SKIP code
8860.4 Four corner code
8860.3 Four corner code
1-40-04 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7bb8 Unicode hex code