Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

1003 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 12

Meaning: grip, hold, mould sushi, bribe

Kunyomi: にぎ.る

Onyomi: アク

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: hand

Examples

Onyomi Examples

アクシュ handshake, reconciliation, joining hands, cooperation

アクリョク grip (of hand), grip strength

イチアク handful

動向把 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

Kunyomi Examples

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