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握る (にぎる): to grasp, to seize, to mold sushi — Japanese vocabulary

握る is read にぎる and means "to grasp, to seize, to mold sushi". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

握る

Reading
にぎる · nigiru
Translation
to grasp, to seize, to mold sushi
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
にぎるが

Example

彼は手を差し伸べ、私はそれを握った。

かれはてをさしのべ、わたしはそれをにぎった。

He held out his hand and I took it.

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