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

10 strokes
Radical:
hand 手 (扌龵)
Parts:
fist
Kun:
こぶし
On:
ケンゲン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1935 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 拳 【ケン】 hand game (e.g. rock-paper-scissors)
  • 拳銃 【ケンジュウ】 pistol, handgun
  • 形意拳 【ケイイケン】 shape-of-the-mind fist, Hsing I Chuan
  • 五形拳 【ゴケイケン】 Wu Xing Fist, Five Form Fist (Dragon, Snake, Tiger, Crane, Leopard)
  • 拳骨 【ゲンコツ】 (clenched) fist, knuckles
  • 拳固 【ゲンコ】 fist

Kun reading compounds

  • 拳 【こぶし】 fist
  • こぶし大 【こぶしだい】 fist-sized
  • 【ツノナガコブシ】 pebble crab (Leucosia anatum)
  • 力拳 【ちからこぶし】 clenched fist

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
quan2
Korean:
gweon

Spanish

  • puño (cerrado)

Portuguese

French

1852 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1900 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1206 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2078 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
817 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
3295 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1705 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2316 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
11996X Morohashi
2148 New Nelson (John Haig)
2917 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1290 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
3c6.18 The Kanji Dictionary
2-6-4 SKIP code
9050.2 Four corner code
1-23-93 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
62f3 Unicode hex code