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Mould Grasp Rice Ball Fingers 握 アク にぎ.る

Kanji
Onyomi アク
Kunyomi にぎ.る
English grip, hold, mould sushi, bribe
Examples 握手(あくしゅ): handshake
握る(にぎる): (1) to clasp; to grasp; to grip; to clutch (2) to make (nigirizushi, rice ball, etc.); to form; to press into shape; to mold; to mould (3) to seize (power, etc.); to take hold of
把握(はあく): grasp; catch; understanding
JLPT Level 1
Jouyou Grade S
Frequency 1003
Components 手: hand
屋: roof; house; shop; dealer; seller
Number of Strokes 12
Kanji Radical
Radical Number 64
Radical Strokes 4
Radical Reading て・てへん
Traditional Form (none)
Classification 形声 Phonetic
Keyword grip
Koohii Story 1 Fingers gripping the roof as your about to fall to your death. Think of an action scene in some movie.
Koohii Story 2 (This is the にぎ of sushi). A sushi chef climaxes into a rice ball, wraps it in an American flag, and grips is firm with his fingers to form the "Fuck You America Onigiri.".
RTK Index 1059

Tags: jlpt.n1, grades, kanjifreq1001-1500

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