にぎる

Common word

  1. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, transitive verb

    to clasp, to grasp, to grip, to clutch

    • 彼らが眠っている間私がハンドルを握った。
      I took the wheel while he slept.
  2. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, transitive verb

    to hold (the answer), to have (e.g. the solution), to be the key, to be the reason

    • 刑事はその男が有罪だという確たる証拠を握った。
      The detective found absolute proof of the man's guilt.
  3. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, transitive verb

    to seize (power), to hold (the reins), to dominate, to control

  4. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, transitive verb

    to make (nigirizushi, rice ball, etc.), to form (with one's hands), to press into shape, to mold, to mould