握り
にぎり、ニギリ
nigiri
JMdict entry #1152660
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi) grasping; gripping; grasp; grip; clutch
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi) handful; fistful
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi) handle; grip; knob
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
food, cooking
abbreviation
onigiri; rice ball
see: 握り飯
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
food, cooking
abbreviation
nigirizushi; hand-formed sushi with a topping of seafood, etc.
see: 握り寿司
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi) go (game) word usually written using kana alone nigiri; determining who plays black by taking a handful of white stones and using one or two black stones to guess whether it is odd or even
Kanji in this word
Example sentences
彼は片手でハンドルを握り、もう一方の手を私のほうに振った。
kare ha katate de handoru wo nigiri 、 mou ippou no te wo watakushi no hou ni fuxtsu ta 。
He held the wheel with one hand and waved to me with the other.
彼はバットを振る前にしっかり握りしめた。
kare ha batto wo furu mae ni shikkari nigirishime ta 。
He got a good grip on the bat before swinging.
彼はその紙を握りつぶして丸めた。
kare ha sono kami wo nigiritsubushi te marume ta 。
He crushed the sheet of paper up into a ball.
日本語のむずかしさが、一握りの外国人を除いてすべての外国人が、原語で日本文学に近づくのを妨げている。
nippon go no muzukashi sa ga 、 hitonigiri no gaikoku nin wo nozoi te subete no gaikoku nin ga 、 gengo de nippon bungaku ni chikaduku no wo samatage te iru 。
The difficulties of the Japanese language prevent all but a handful of foreigners from approaching the literature in the original.
人の心臓はその人の握り拳とほぼ同じだ。
hito no shinzou ha sono hito no nigirikobushi to hobo onaji da 。
A man's heart is about as large as his fist.
少年は一握りのピーナッツを集め、それを小さな箱に入れた。
shounen ha hitonigiri no piinattsu wo atsume 、 sore wo chiisana bako ni ire ta 。
The boy gathered a handful of peanuts and put them in a small box.