JLPT N3 Intermediate
握る
To grasp an object tightly, shape food by hand, or hold power or a secret.
Readings
Other forms
握ります polite form
握らない plain negative
握った plain past
握って te-form
握れる potential
1 Verb (Godan, Transitive)
To Grip" / "To Grasp
Involves curling the fingers around an object to hold it securely in the palm.
Example
子供 は 母親 の 手 を 強く 握った 。
The child gripped their mother's hand tightly.
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2 Verb (Godan, Transitive)
To Make (with your hands)
Describes the act of shaping food, especially rice, by pressing it firmly between the hands or fingers.
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3 Verb (Godan, Transitive)
To Hold (power, a secret, an advantage)
Refers to seizing or maintaining control over intangible concepts like power, secrets, or weaknesses.
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