て
手
　
に
あせ
汗
　
を
にぎ
握
　
る

expression, Godan verb

Idiomatic expression.
  1. to sit on the edge of one's seat, to be in breathless suspense.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
て
手
　
に
あせ
汗
　
を
にぎ
握
　
る
 手に汗を握る てにあせをにぎる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

hand
て　シュ　ズ (1st, N4)
sweat, perspire
あせ　カン (Early Jr. High, N2)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
dry, parch, ebb
ひ.る　カン　ほ.す (6th, N2)
grip, hold, mould sushi
にぎ.る　アク (Early Jr. High, N1)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
roof, house, shop
や　オク　た (3rd, N4)
corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)
シ　かたしろ (Kentei 1)
climax, arrive, proceed
シ　いた.る　のぶ (6th, N1)
the fore-arm(厷) variant
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ　ボウ　ム (Kentei 1)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)