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N1 Noun

(にぎ)grasping, gripping, grasp, grip, clutch, handful, fistful, handle, grip, knob, rice ball, nigirizushi, hand-formed sushi with a topping of seafood, etc.

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    1. Noun

      1.

      grasping, gripping, grasp, grip, clutch

    2. Noun

      2.

      handful, fistful

    3. Noun

      3.

      handle, grip, knob

    4. Noun

      4.

      onigiri, rice ball

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    5. Noun

      5.

      nigirizushi, hand-formed sushi with a topping of seafood, etc.

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    6. Noun

      6.

      determining who plays with black by grabbing a handful of stones and guessing whether the number of stones is odd or even

      Usually written using kana alone, Go (Game), usu. written as ニギリ

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    握り 【にぎり】

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      包丁(ほうちょう)(にぎ)をしっかりと()つ。

      To hold a knife's handle firmly.

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      茶碗(ちゃわん)には(ひと)(にぎ)のお(こめ)しか(はい)っていなかった。

      There was only a handful of rice in the bowl.

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      日本(にほん)料理(りょうり)()でサーモンとマグロの(にぎ)()べました。

      I had salmon and tuna nigiri at a Japanese restaurant.

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      ホールインワンを(ねら)うべく、より一層(いっそう)クラブの(にぎ)(つよ)くしました。

      Trying for a hole-in-one, I tightened my grip on the club.

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      包丁(ほうちょう)(かた)()(もの)()るときは、しっかりと(にぎ)()つようにするべきです。

      When cutting something tough with a knife, you need a solid hold on the handle.

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