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握る To mould - Japanese Dictionary Lookup
握る
English: To mould
Romaji:
nigiru
Kanji: 握る0
JLPT Level: ---
Part of Speech: Godan verb with 'ru' ending
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てをにぎる :: 手を握る To hold hands

てをにぎる :: 手を握る To ally oneself (with)

てをにぎる :: 手を握る To join forces (with)

てにあせにぎる :: 手に汗握る To be in breathless suspense

てにあせにぎる :: 手に汗握る To sit on the edge of one's seat

ハンドルをにぎる :: ハンドルを握る To drive (a car)

ハンドルをにぎる :: ハンドルを握る To hold the steering wheel

よわみをにぎる :: 弱みを握る To have something on (someone)

よわみをにぎる :: 弱みを握る To have (someone) by the short hairs

こぶしをにぎる :: 拳を握る To clench one's fist

こぶしをにぎる :: 拳を握る To make a fist

かぎをにぎる :: かぎを握る To hold the key (to)

かぎをにぎる :: カギを握る To hold the key (to)

かぎをにぎる :: 鍵を握る To hold the key (to)

せいけんをにぎる :: 政権を握る To assume the reins of government

せいけんをにぎる :: 政権を握る To come to power

さいふのひもをにぎる :: 財布の紐を握る To hold the purse strings

てにあせをにぎる :: 手に汗を握る To be in breathless suspense

てにあせをにぎる :: 手に汗を握る To sit on the edge of one's seat

すしをにぎる :: 寿司を握る To make hand-rolled sushi

しょうはいのかぎをにぎる :: 勝敗の鍵を握る To hold the key to victory

しょうはいのかぎをにぎる :: 勝敗の鍵を握る To have the game in one's hands

けんりょくをにぎる :: 権力を握る To seize power

しゅどうけんをにぎる :: 主導権を握る To seize the initiative

Godan verb with 'ru' ending

にぎる :: 握る To mould

にぎる :: 握る To mold

にぎる :: 握る To press into shape

にぎる :: 握る To form (with one's hands)

にぎる :: 握る To make (nigirizushi, rice ball, etc.)

にぎる :: 握る To control

Using 握る in sentences:

(Japanese) 「爺さま、どうだった？」「ぼちぼちね。でも、先生が『手を握ってください』って言ったらちゃんと握るらしいから、言われてることはわかるみたい。元気になってくれるといいんだけど」

(English) How's Grandpops? "Not so good. But when the doctor told him to squeeze her hand, he seemed to do it, as if he understood what she told him. I hope he gets well soon." How was Grandpa? "Not great. But apparently when his doctor asked him to grab their hand he held it quite firmly, so he seems to at least understand what is being said to him. I just wish he'd return to normal though."

(Japanese) トムはマイクを握ると人格が変わる。

(English) Tom's personality changes completely when he grabs the mic.

(Japanese) 旦那の好きなおにぎりは変わっている。ご飯に何も味を付けないかつおぶしを一袋混ぜて、手に塩をして握る。

(English) The way my husband likes onigiri is extremely unusual. You first mix rice with one bag of unflavoured katsuobushi, then you grab some salt with your hands and squeeze it to shape.

(Japanese) 今は手を握るという行為はひどく無粋な気がした。

(English) I feel like holding hands now would be incredibly boorish.

(Japanese) 私たちは今まであまりにも長いこと、あれはできないこれはできないと言われてきました。可能性を疑うよう、シニカルに恐れを抱いて疑うように言われ続けてきました。けれども私たちは今夜、アメリカに答えをもらったおかげで、手を伸ばすことができたのです。歴史を自分たちの手に握るため。より良い日々への希望に向けて、自分たちの手で歴史を変えるために。

(English) It's the answer that led those who've been told for so long, by so many, to be cynical and fearful and doubtful about what we can achieve, to put their hands on the arc of history and bend it once more toward the hope of a better day.

How do you say To mould in Japanese?

Answer: 握る

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