One's Grip
Handful, Nigiri Sushi
noun
Remember how 握る is "to grasp"? This is the noun version and means one's grip. It's often used to talk about how strong or loose someone's grip is, like on a tool, a baseball, or even an opponent's collar in judo.
If you add a number to 握り, like in 一握り, it can mean handful. It can also refer to nigiri sushi, since making that kind of sushi involves taking a handful of rice and gripping it into shape.
Occasionally this can also refer to something you're meant to grip, like the handle on a fishing rod or a pachinko machine, but this use is less common. Whew, there's a lot to know about this word — but hopefully you've got a grip on 握り now.
The reading comes from 握る, so get a grip on that!
グリップの握り
one's grip on the handle
ボールの握り
one's grip on the ball
ハンドルの握り
one's grip on the steering wheel
握り方
way of gripping
握り心地
feel of the grip
握りっぱなし
continuous gripping
握りたて
freshly made (nigiri sushi or rice ball)
握りっ屁
a fart captured in one's fist
一握り
a handful
お握り
rice ball
今日はサーモンの握りが特においしいですよ。
The salmon nigiri is especially good today.
一握りの人しか知らない秘密らしい。
Apparently it's a secret only known to a handful of people.
このハンマーは握りが太くて持ちやすい。
This hammer has a thick, easy-to-hold handle.
怒ったコウイチは、握り拳で机をバンバン叩いた。
Angry, Koichi pounded the desk with his clenched fist.