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にぎる
nigiru
Description
「にぎる」は、手の指を曲げて、何かを強く持つことです。
"にぎる" means to bend the fingers and hold something firmly.
おすしを作るときにも、この言葉を使います。
This word is also used when making sushi.
Meanings
握るnigiru
to grasp, grip, hold in the hand
手をぎゅっと握った。
I clenched my hand tightly.
握るnigiru
to make sushi or rice balls by hand
母がおにぎりを握ってくれた。
My mother made rice balls for me.
握るnigiru
to hold, seize (power, a secret)
彼は大事な秘密を握っている。
He holds an important secret.
Related words
Notes
- Nuance
握る emphasizes closing the hand firmly around something, unlike 持つ which just means to hold.
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